Egypt vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$118
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
25
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
36
11
🏙️ Population
94.8M
211M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 59% less expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Egypt ranked 197th vs 108th 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 132nd and 189th 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
$3.54
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K