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From Sept 1, 2025, Nigerians will pay N100,000 for a standard international passport. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the cost was increased in a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport.

Obviously, the cost of getting an international passport is now higher than the national minimum wage and I was curious, so I looked up how passport fees compare with monthly minimum wage globally (including African countries) and this is what I found. The percentages show how much of the minimum wage it takes to afford a passport:

Top Economies

United States:
Minimum wage: USD 1,160
Passport Fee: USD 165 (14%)

China (Shanghai):
Minimum wage: CNY 2,690
Passport Fee: CNY 120 (4.5%)

Japan:
Minimum wage: JPY 178,880
Passport Fee: JPY 16,000 (8.9%)

Germany:
Minimum wage: EUR 1,986
Passport Fee: EUR 70 (3.5%)

India:
Minimum wage: INR 3,560
Passport Fee: INR 1,500 (42%)

United Kingdom:
Minimum wage: GBP 1,954
Passport Fee: GBP 94.50 (4.8%)

France:
Minimum wage: EUR 1,766.92
Passport Fee: EUR 88 (5.0%)

Canada:
Minimum wage: CAD 2,840
Passport Fee: CAD 260 (9.2%)

Brazil:
Minimum wage: BRL 1,518
Passport Fee: BRL 257.25 (17%)

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African Countries:

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Nigeria (from Sept 1, 2025):
Minimum wage: NGN 70,000
Passport Fee: NGN 100,000 (143%)
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South Africa:
Minimum wage: ZAR 4,606
Passport Fee: ZAR 600 (13%)

Egypt:
Minimum wage: EGP 7,000
Passport Fee: EGP 450 (6.4%)

Algeria:
Minimum wage: DZD 20,000
Passport Fee: DZD 6,000 (30%)

Morocco:
Minimum wage: MAD 3,269
Passport Fee: MAD 500 (15.3%)

Kenya:
Minimum wage: KES 15,201
Passport Fee: KES 7,500 (49%)

Ghana:
Minimum wage: GHS 544.50
Passport Fee: GHS 350 (64%)

in a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport, they jerk up the cost above minimum wage.

This is not bad. Tinubu is trying. By the time he gets second term we will see the real show.

He is doing all these because he knows INEC is there to rig him in.

What is this government really doing? Where is their economic model coming from? What are they giving Nigerians back in terms of infrastructure, security, and services that justify these hikes?

Update: Canada is $160 (5.6%) not $260. Typo.

givedemwotowoto:
What is this government really doing? Where is their economic model coming from? What are they giving Nigerians back in terms of infrastructure, security, and services that justify these hikes?

they giving us mega roads, flyovers, and more. Calm down lol.

Sibrah:
they giving us mega roads, flyovers, and more. Calm down lol.

like Coastal Highway of Fraud lol

A whopping 143% , this too much compared to our Minimum wage, for the past 2 years, almost every thing in Nigeria is on the increase, and this has totally reduced the Purchasing Power of most Nigerians.

givedemwotowoto:
From Sept 1, 2025, Nigerians will pay N100,000 for a standard international passport. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the cost was increased in a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport.

Obviously, the cost of getting an international passport is now higher than the national minimum wage and I was curious, so I looked up how passport fees compare with monthly minimum wage globally (including African countries) and this is what I found. The percentages show how much of the minimum wage it takes to afford a passport:

this increment should be reduced immediately. how could immigration increase the passport registration here. This is uncalled for. The prices of the international passport must be reviewed downward. Nigeria passport shouldn't be around 25 - 30k.

henkey:
A whopping 143% , this too much compared to our Minimum wage, for the past 2 years, almost every thing in Nigeria is on the increase, and this has totally reduced the Purchasing Power of most Nigerians.

It doesn't make sense at all whether in developed or developing countries, wherever you plug the data in.

This is very bad! It's the least I could say.

It is part of the reforms, they are preaching. This government is going to suck us dry because cabinet members need to buy up all the available estates around the world.

This just shows the worthlessness of our visa among the comity of nations

Very insensitive. It's almost like they're pushing people to revolt

givedemwotowoto:
From Sept 1, 2025, Nigerians will pay N100,000 for a standard international passport. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the cost was increased in a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport.

Obviously, the cost of getting an international passport is now higher than the national minimum wage and I was curious, so I looked up how passport fees compare with monthly minimum wage globally (including African countries) and this is what I found. The percentages show how much of the minimum wage it takes to afford a passport:

What an uninformed comment. What is a minimum wage person doing with a passport? Where did he get the money to travel on minimum wage?

Omo……

Just imagine, passport don cost pass a common man’s salary

This government sha wan stop us from japaing by fire by force

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, generations will forever remember the evil things you did to Nigeria

Can you imagine how much ordinary passport now cost in Nigeria? ire oh

It will favour me and my family, by the time Tinubu finished with Nigeria, poverty will be wary of the people and pity them. People can't even save, hand to mouth. How will economy grow with low purchasing index, who will buy goods produced. Even bread is cut into sizes. Yet people are supporting wickedness. Minimumwage not still being paid by many parastatas and states.

Sibrah:
they giving us mega roads, flyovers, and more. Calm down lol.

Like the lagos calabar coastal highway of fraud

Nigeria is under not pressure to do well.

Becuase everyday the government keep doing one thing or the other to halt the progress.

How far with the coastal road?

A Nigerian minimum-wage earner would work about 251 hours to afford the 32-page/5-year passport and 503 hours for the 64-page/10-year passport.

A U.S. federal-minimum-wage earner would work about 23 hours for a first-time adult passport (or 18 hours for a renewal).

Canada is 160 not 260.

More characters needed ooo

It reach my turn now to do international passport, the federal government hike the price

casualobserver:
What an uninformed comment. What is a minimum wage person doing with a passport? Where did he get the money to travel on minimum wage?

Uninformed question.

When you can't interpret data, you end up asking questions wey no make sense.

Nawa o, and my third international passport will expire next February 2026

My thoughts exactly. For completeness they should have looked at minimum wage compared with visa fees and cost of flights also.

Haters will always hate even stating meaningless facts.

casualobserver:
What an uninformed comment. What is a minimum wage person doing with a passport? Where did he get the money to travel on minimum wage?

Sibrah:
they giving us mega roads, flyovers, and more. Calm down lol.

Which kind yeye response be dis? 😳
So China, USA, Germany, South Africa, Algeria, and other countries listed in the post are not giving their citizens "mega roads, flyovers, and more", abi? E get wetin dey worry you 😎