Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 19.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 91.9% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH300.59	$2.61 NGN4,195.38	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH250.49	$5.61 NGN9,010.22	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.81	$0.38 NGN611.15	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.80	$0.23 NGN363.63	-44.0%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.51	$1.27 NGN2,036.98	+67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH180.55	$2.51 NGN4,040.21	-42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH167.54	$9.86 NGN15,844.27	+144.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.27	$1.87 NGN3,011.53	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.04	$2.04 NGN3,270.92	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.03	$1.75 NGN2,809.78	+418.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.23	$0.90 NGN1,450.85	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.77	$0.73 NGN1,177.63	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.68	$0.79 NGN1,266.16	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.01	$0.82 NGN1,314.55	+183.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.86	$0.83 NGN1,341.10	+170.0%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 91.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH214.07	$2.41 NGN3,871.45	-53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH390.77	$36.26 NGN58,266.41	+286.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,270,994.01	$16,757.94 NGN26,931,853.33	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH186.37	$12.54 NGN20,149.18	+179.9%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH239.56	$29.99 NGN48,204.29	+421.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,241.00	$731.80 NGN1,176,083.93	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,608.65	$456.14 NGN733,071.92	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,099.81	$18.28 NGN29,380.73	-75.5%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,554.33	$85.98 NGN138,183.22	-77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH306,773.57	$1,787.42 NGN2,872,587.92	-75.8%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.10	$0.91 NGN1,455.07	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.48	$2.04 NGN3,271.70	+40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH99.19	$1.60 NGN2,570.44	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,080.32	$36.79 NGN59,127.88	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH200.39	$6.47 NGN10,393.02	+34.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,780.27	$17.81 NGN28,628.25	-73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,565.53	$28.83 NGN46,339.85	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,788.20	$57.22 NGN91,955.29	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,755.65	$57.36 NGN92,189.32	-36.4%
Average			-42.6%

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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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