Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Owerri and Jos

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Owerri

🇳🇬 Nigeria

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Jos

🇳🇬 Nigeria

$536

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Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.95 ₦2,605

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.26 ₦39.1K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.10 ₦5,488

Cappuccino

$3.36 ₦4,498

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ₦525

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₦943

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 ₦1,313

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 ₦2,597

Milk (1 liter)

$3.71 ₦4,960

White Bread (500g)

$0.85 ₦1,140

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.26 ₦3,025

Eggs

$1.81 ₦2,419

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.07 ₦13.5K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.88 ₦6,529

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.14 ₦5,536

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 ₦2,656

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 ₦1,997

Oranges (1kg)

$1.54 ₦2,059

Tomato (1kg)

$2.28 ₦3,044

Potato (1kg)

$1.78 ₦2,376

Onion (1kg)

$2.39 ₦3,192

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 ₦792

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.40 ₦532

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ₦2,650

Wine (Bottle)

$5.81 ₦7,763

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 ₦1,665

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ₦2,461

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 ₦775

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 ₦1,154

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.91 ₦2,548

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.54 ₦727

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.2K ₦35.1M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.2K ₦49.8M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$101 ₦134.6K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.48 ₦8,660

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.58 ₦39.5K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.79 ₦53.2K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.11 ₦16.2K

Cinema Ticket

$6.37 ₦8,520

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$45.00 ₦60.2K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,019 ₦1.4M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$10.11 ₦13.5K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.78 ₦19.8K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.26 ₦65.9K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.6 ₦67.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$562 ₦751.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$496 ₦663.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,987 ₦2.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,526 ₦2.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$101 ₦135.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

22.5

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Owerri: November 3, 2026

Last update for Jos: October 31, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Owerri

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Jos

$204 38.1%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Owerri

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Jos

$137 25.5%

Eating Out

Owerri

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Jos

$81 15.2%

Clothing & Footwear

Owerri

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Jos

$56 10.5%

Sport & Entertainment

Owerri

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Jos

$53 9.8%

Getting Around

Owerri

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Jos

$4.9 * 0.9%

Accommodation & Living

Owerri

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Jos

- * 0%

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇳🇬 Owerri

🇳🇬 Jos

🕒 Local time

14:38 2:38 PM

Same time as Owerri

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

401,873

900,000

💱 Currency

Nigerian Naira NGN ₦

📈 Exchange rate

10,000 NGN = 7.48 USD

10,000 NGN = 6.67 EUR

10,000 NGN = 7.48 USD

10,000 NGN = 6.67 EUR

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