Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 50.2% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 13.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,151.13	$3.85 KES497.96	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,915.19	$6.17 KES796.74	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN604.70	$0.66 KES85.64	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN359.79	$0.53 KES68.81	+135.3%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN2,015.49	$0.56 KES72.12	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,997.60	$5.59 KES722.36	+122.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,677.14	$3.35 KES433.12	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,979.77	$1.70 KES220.04	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,236.42	$2.71 KES350.15	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,780.15	$1.26 KES163.31	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,435.55	$0.50 KES64.57	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,165.21	$0.87 KES112.91	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,252.80	$0.46 KES59.07	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,300.69	$0.48 KES62.35	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,326.95	$0.56 KES71.89	-33.3%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,830.61	$6.17 KES797.91	+156.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN57,651.82	$30.83 KES3,983.71	-15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN26,647,779.06	$19,266.80 KES2,489,819.27	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,936.65	$13.87 KES1,792.67	+10.6%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN47,695.84	$39.39 KES5,090.66	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,163,678.72	$428.53 KES55,378.03	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN725,339.56	$166.44 KES21,508.21	-63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN29,070.83	$22.39 KES2,893.75	+22.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN136,725.68	$166.67 KES21,539.12	+93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,842,288.17	$8,008.06 KES1,034,868.96	+348.0%
Average			+220.9%

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pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,439.73	$2.31 KES298.78	+155.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,237.19	$2.24 KES289.59	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,543.33	$3.08 KES398.37	+92.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN58,504.20	$44.12 KES5,701.18	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,283.39	$6.17 KES796.74	-4.7%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN28,326.28	$16.84 KES2,176.58	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN45,851.06	$22.95 KES2,965.65	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN90,985.36	$61.84 KES7,991.13	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN91,216.92	$52.50 KES6,784.72	-8.5%
Average			-6.5%

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