Cost of living comparison

 Nigeria
compared to
 France
France vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

France is 3.6 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.8 times more in France
Groceries
pay 61.3% more in France
Transportation
pay 91.9% more in France
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in France
Childcare
pay 6.6 times more in France
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.7 times more in France
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in France

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in France are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in France.

France vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.61
NGN4,185.12
$15.64
€13.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.61
NGN8,988.19
$10.86
€9.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN609.65
$2.73
€2.40

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pay 61.3% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
France
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
NGN2,032.00
$1.71
€1.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
NGN4,030.33
$8.46
€7.44
Milk (1 gallon) $9.86
NGN15,805.52
$4.52
€3.97

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pay 91.9% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
France
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,861.98
$7.25
€6.38
Monthly public transit pass $36.26
NGN58,123.93
$50.39
€44.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,757.94
NGN26,865,994.62
$31,262.62
€27,489.87

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Nigeria
France
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.99
NGN48,086.41
$30.07
€26.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.80
NGN1,173,207.95
$750.17
€659.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $456.14
NGN731,279.28
$604.38
€531.45

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $85.98
NGN137,845.31
$690.26
€606.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.42
NGN2,865,563.34
$9,163.56
€8,057.71

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,451.52
$6.20
€5.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
NGN3,263.70
$3.01
€2.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.60
NGN2,564.16
$11.83
€10.40

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Nigeria
France
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.81
NGN28,558.24
$89.62
€78.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.83
NGN46,226.53
$37.76
€33.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.22
NGN91,730.43
$91.52
€80.48

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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: April 2025
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