Egypt vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

Egypt Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$350
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$903
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$114
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$219
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$2184
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
5.93
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
24
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
35
10
🏙️ Population
94.8M
211M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($350) is 43% less expensive than in Nigeria ($609). Egypt ranked 196th vs 153rd 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 137th and 191st 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
$3.26
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.1
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$778
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.65%
18.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$278
$391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.38
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$3.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$13.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$38.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$68.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2140
$2203

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$422
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$322
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$364
1.03M
Suez
$283
517K
Helwan
$332
619K
Faiyum
$288
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
593K
Mansoura
$279
622K
Asyut
$298
389K
Port Said
$313
524K
Ismailia
$324
429K
Tanta
$306
430K
Shibin El Kom
$296
268K
Zagazig
$292
303K
Aswan
$271
268K
Minya
$291
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$300
263K
Beni Suef
$247
193K
Damietta
$303
207K
Benha
$246
158K
Luxor
$237
202K
Damanhur
$297
244K
Sohag
$280
194K
Qena
$226
201K
Hurghada
$300
161K
Sharm El Sheikh
$433
73K
El Gouna
$302
15K
Dahab
$419
4.48K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$758
15.1M
Kano
$378
3.85M
Ibadan
$663
2.55M
Abuja
$506
1.57M
Onitsha
$670
1.48M
Maiduguri
$389
1.2M
Benin
$587
1.15M
Abeokuta
$675
889K
Aba
$410
1.16M
Kaduna
$380
760K
Port Harcourt
$548
1.01M
Owerri
$995
908K
Ilorin
$598
848K
Enugu
$558
716K
Bauchi
$469
694K
Akure
$483
848K
Ife
$460
502K
Zaria
$459
408K
Gusau
$426
383K
Jos
$467
623K
Sokoto
$354
428K
Minna
$486
322K
Ado Ekiti
$447
447K
Katsina
$401
318K
Warri
$618
363K
Calabar
$445
371K
Umuahia
$602
359K
Awka
$611
302K
Oyo
$463
387K
Osogbo
$461
396K