Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 78.0% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.4% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 24.3% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.4% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,151.13	$7.22 UAH298.44	+176.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,915.19	$6.02 UAH248.70	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN604.70	$0.62 UAH25.63	+63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN359.79	$0.40 UAH16.68	+78.5%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN2,015.49	$0.76 UAH31.28	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,997.60	$4.34 UAH179.26	+72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,677.14	$4.03 UAH166.33	-59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,979.77	$1.57 UAH64.80	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,236.42	$1.92 UAH79.46	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,780.15	$0.34 UAH13.93	-80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,435.55	$0.70 UAH29.02	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,165.21	$0.72 UAH29.56	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,252.80	$0.91 UAH37.41	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,300.69	$0.29 UAH11.92	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,326.95	$0.31 UAH12.77	-63.0%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,830.61	$5.14 UAH212.54	+113.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN57,651.82	$9.39 UAH387.97	-74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN26,647,779.06	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,883.21	+82.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,936.65	$4.48 UAH185.03	-64.3%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Nigeria	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN47,695.84	$5.76 UAH237.84	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,163,678.72	$582.58 UAH24,067.23	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN725,339.56	$351.09 UAH14,503.94	-23.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN29,070.83	$74.50 UAH3,077.59	+307.5%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN136,725.68	$373.81 UAH15,442.83	+334.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,842,288.17	$7,372.61 UAH304,574.54	+312.5%
Average			+323.6%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,439.73	$1.20 UAH49.74	+33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,237.19	$1.45 UAH60.04	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,543.33	$2.38 UAH98.48	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN58,504.20	$25.96 UAH1,072.57	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,283.39	$4.82 UAH198.96	-25.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN28,326.28	$66.82 UAH2,760.34	+275.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN45,851.06	$37.62 UAH1,554.31	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN90,985.36	$91.04 UAH3,761.05	+59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN91,216.92	$90.26 UAH3,728.72	+57.3%
Average			+105.5%

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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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