Ibadan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$424
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
67
😀 Quality of life
33
57
🏙️ Population
2.55M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 2% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6689th ($759 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7660th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Nairobi

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Ibadan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$8325

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$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768