Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Nigeria

−8.8% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,824.99 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 2,662,100 NGN

That is 255,280 NGN less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $191.79 today.

NGN per 1 USD Then 1,459 · Today 1,331
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Nigeria

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

41,000 NGN a night
6 fewer nights
Costs you today
$30.80
Cost you 1 year ago
$28.11
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

71,000 NGN a night
3 fewer nights
Costs you today
$53.34
Cost you 1 year ago
$48.67
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

3,800 NGN a meal
67 fewer meals
Costs you today
$2.85
Cost you 1 year ago
$2.61
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

24,000 NGN a dinner
10 fewer dinners
Costs you today
$18.03
Cost you 1 year ago
$16.45
Do Estimate

Museum entry

6,200 NGN a ticket
41 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$4.66
Cost you 1 year ago
$4.25
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

30,000 NGN a tour
8 fewer tours
Costs you today
$22.54
Cost you 1 year ago
$20.57
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

20,000 NGN a ride
12 fewer rides
Costs you today
$15.03
Cost you 1 year ago
$13.71
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

17,000 NGN a ticket
15 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$12.77
Cost you 1 year ago
$11.65

Rate history

NGN per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

1,482 1,394 1,306 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10,000 NGN$7.51$6.86
50,000 NGN$37.56$34.28
200,000 NGN$150.26$137.11
1,000,000 NGN$751.29$685.55

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)