Egypt vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$880
🏠 One person rent
$181
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
25
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
38
10
🏙️ Population
94.8M
211M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 42% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Egypt ranked 177th vs 197th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 129th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Egypt and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K