🌍 Cost of living — Nigeria vs diaspora
Comfortable single-professional monthly costs across NG cities + popular diaspora destinations. All expressed in NGN at today's CBN window rate, so the numbers move as the naira moves.
Methodology
Diaspora costs come from Numbeo cost-of-living surveys (mid-range neighbourhoods, single working professional). NG costs come from PriceRadar's live data: rent from /how-much bands, internet from /internet, food from grocery medians, transport from /ride fare estimates.
The point of this page isn't to argue “X is cheaper” — it's to give Nigerians a single reference for comparing NG-vs-diaspora tradeoffs. Income matters more than cost. A ₦5M Lagos lifestyle and a ₦15M London lifestyle can both leave you with the same disposable income depending on what you earn there.