Argentina vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$880
🏠 One person rent
$234
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
25
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
53
10
🏙️ Population
47.3M
211M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 58% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 197th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 78th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Argentina and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K