Cost of living in Nigeria
Summary of cost of living in Nigeria
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 1,390,553 ₦
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 647,766 ₦ WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 2,459 ₦ | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 2,701 ₦ | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 2,464 ₦ | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 1,322 ₦ | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 1,379 ₦ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 1,090 ₦ | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 1,761 ₦ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 2,210 ₦ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 1,733 ₦ | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 633 ₦ | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 5,146 ₦ | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 839 ₦ | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 757 ₦ | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 413,529 ₦ | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 316,733 ₦ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 75,393 ₦ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 576,355 ₦ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 432,475 ₦ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 83,180 ₦ | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 22,262 ₦ | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 190,962 ₦ | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 81,049 ₦ | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 3,521 ₦ | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | - | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 10,539 ₦ | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 25,289 ₦ | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 37,250 ₦ | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 63,505 ₦ | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 3,937,940 ₦ | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 570 ₦ | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 30,180 ₦ | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 1,328 ₦ | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 9,983 ₦ | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 16,919 ₦ | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 2,283 ₦ | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 3,059 ₦ | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 1,818 ₦ | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 827 ₦ | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 933 ₦ | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 2,564 ₦ | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 11,678 ₦ | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 8,736 ₦ | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 20,000 ₦ | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 41,109 ₦ | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 15,778 ₦ | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | - | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 1,000 ₦ | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 49,403 ₦ | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | - | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 17,350 ₦ | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 3,945 ₦ | ||
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Map of Cost of Living in Nigeria
This map shows only the top cities in Nigeria. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
List of all cities available in Nigeria
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Ilorin is 32% more expensive than in Ibadan
- Cost of living in Kaduna is 6% cheaper than in Kano
- Cost of living in Port Harcourt is 23% cheaper than in Lagos
- Cost of living in Lagos is 33% more expensive than in Abuja
- Cost of living in Lagos is 27% cheaper than in Nice
- Cost of living in Lagos is 27% cheaper than in Nairobi
- Cost of living in Lagos is 58% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Kaduna is 63% cheaper than in Natal
- Cost of living in Zaria is 41% cheaper than in Ferrara
- Cost of living in Lagos is 62% cheaper than in Lexington, Kentucky
- Cost of living in Abuja is 50% more expensive than in Tunja
- Cost of living in Abuja is 73% cheaper than in Atlanta, Georgia
- Cost of living in Abuja is 55% cheaper than in Londrina
- Cost of living in Lagos is 75% more expensive than in Arequipa
- Cost of living in Ilorin is 9% cheaper than in Lagos
- Cost of living in Lagos is 79% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Lagos is 51% cheaper than in San Jose, Costa Rica
- Cost of living in Abuja is 41% cheaper than in Genoa
- Cost of living in Abuja is 35% cheaper than in Neuquén
- Cost of living in Enugu is 8% cheaper than in Ibadan
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Prices recently added
- 1 liter of gasoline in Calabar costs 800 ₦ (2 days ago)
- Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city in Abuja costs 4,000 ₦ (4 days ago)
- Jeans (levis 501 or similar) in Kaduna costs 8,000 ₦ (7 days ago)
- Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Kaduna costs 150,000 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 1 kg of rice in Kaduna costs 1,000 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 2 liters of coca-cola in Kaduna costs 1,000 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 1 kg of potatoes in Kaduna costs 500 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 1 kg of apples in Kaduna costs 1,000 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 1 kg of tomatoes in Kaduna costs 1,300 ₦ (7 days ago)
- 12 eggs, large in Kaduna costs 1,200 ₦ (7 days ago)