Cost of living comparison

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

Ukraine is 39.6% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.9% more in Ukraine
Groceries
pay 32.9% less in Ukraine
Transportation
pay 4.3% more in Ukraine
Housing
pay 1.7% more in Ukraine
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Ukraine
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.1% less in Ukraine
Clothing
pay 60.3% more in Ukraine

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

Ukraine vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.9% more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.61
NGN3,998.49
$5.80
UAH240.53
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.61
NGN8,587.38
$5.14
UAH213.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
NGN582.47
$0.58
UAH24.05

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
NGN1,941.39
$0.59
UAH24.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
NGN3,850.61
$3.76
UAH155.85
Milk (1 gallon) $9.86
NGN15,100.71
$3.67
UAH152.32

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41
NGN3,689.76
$4.89
UAH202.89
Monthly public transit pass $36.26
NGN55,532.03
$10.29
UAH426.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,757.94
NGN25,667,969.48
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,875.50

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pay 1.7% more for housing

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.99
NGN45,942.11
$5.34
UAH221.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.80
NGN1,120,891.53
$273.41
UAH11,339.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $456.14
NGN698,669.62
$187.56
UAH7,779.10

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $85.98
NGN131,698.43
$271.83
UAH11,274.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.42
NGN2,737,780.36
$5,183.21
UAH214,978.01

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
NGN1,386.79
$0.94
UAH39.08
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
NGN3,118.16
$1.03
UAH42.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.60
NGN2,449.81
$2.19
UAH90.82

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pay 60.3% more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Ukraine
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.81
NGN27,284.75
$46.28
UAH1,919.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.83
NGN44,165.17
$31.59
UAH1,310.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.22
NGN87,639.93
$74.32
UAH3,082.46

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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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