Cost of living comparison

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

Iceland is 3.6 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.7 times more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 92.4% more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Iceland
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.7 times more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 3.5 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.7 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.61
NGN3,944.87
$19.40
ISK2,633
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.61
NGN8,472.23
$16.94
ISK2,300
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN574.66
$2.81
ISK382

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pay 92.4% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
NGN1,915.35
$2.95
ISK401
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
NGN3,798.97
$7.27
ISK986
Milk (1 gallon) $9.86
NGN14,898.21
$6.01
ISK815

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,640.28
$8.36
ISK1,135
Monthly public transit pass $36.26
NGN54,787.34
$71.28
ISK9,676
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,757.94
NGN25,323,761.38
$40,660.66
ISK5,519,478

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.99
NGN45,326.03
$72.17
ISK9,797
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.80
NGN1,105,860.35
$1,838.04
ISK249,504
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $456.14
NGN689,300.44
$1,497.77
ISK203,315

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $85.98
NGN129,932.35
$258.16
ISK35,045
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.42
NGN2,701,066.66
$5,993.99
ISK813,654

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,368.19
$9.19
ISK1,247
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
NGN3,076.35
$4.65
ISK631
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.60
NGN2,416.96
$11.76
ISK1,596

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.81
NGN26,918.86
$111.23
ISK15,099
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.83
NGN43,572.91
$59.69
ISK8,102
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.22
NGN86,464.67
$148.00
ISK20,090

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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: March 2025
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