Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 0.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 91.7% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 83.7% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 47.2% less in Nigeria

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Nigeria are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nigeria. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY338.22	$2.61 NGN4,195.38	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY281.85	$5.61 NGN9,010.22	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.27	$0.38 NGN611.15	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.55	$0.23 NGN363.63	-55.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 91.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.35	$1.27 NGN2,036.98	+51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY178.67	$2.51 NGN4,040.21	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY151.26	$9.86 NGN15,844.27	+152.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.17	$1.87 NGN3,011.53	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY104.65	$2.04 NGN3,270.92	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.86	$1.75 NGN2,809.78	+259.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.17	$0.90 NGN1,450.85	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.60	$0.73 NGN1,177.63	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.00	$0.79 NGN1,266.16	+45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.59	$0.82 NGN1,314.55	+230.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.90	$0.83 NGN1,341.10	+263.4%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 83.7% more for transportation

	Ankara	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY186.65	$2.41 NGN3,871.45	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY338.22	$36.26 NGN58,266.41	+315.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,738,447.27	$16,757.94 NGN26,931,853.33	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY209.46	$12.54 NGN20,149.18	+132.0%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Ankara	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY445.89	$29.99 NGN48,204.29	+160.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,969.89	$731.80 NGN1,176,083.93	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,481.41	$456.14 NGN733,071.92	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,057.42	$18.28 NGN29,380.73	-65.6%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,464.15	$85.98 NGN138,183.22	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY402,718.33	$1,787.42 NGN2,872,587.92	-82.8%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY135.29	$0.91 NGN1,455.07	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY110.20	$2.04 NGN3,271.70	-28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY78.92	$1.60 NGN2,570.44	-21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,585.77	$36.79 NGN59,127.88	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY225.48	$6.47 NGN10,393.02	+11.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 47.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,196.48	$17.81 NGN28,628.25	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,766.48	$28.83 NGN46,339.85	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,038.74	$57.22 NGN91,955.29	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,615.73	$57.36 NGN92,189.32	-38.5%
Average			-47.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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