Argentina vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$265
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
25
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
52
11
🏙️ Population
47.3M
211M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 19% less expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Argentina ranked 136th vs 108th 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 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 76th and 189th 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
$8.6
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$1903

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Cities Comparison in Argentina vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$909
3.12M
Cordoba
$927
1.33M
Rosario
$631
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$748
593K
Lanus
$808
459K
Merlo
$754
244K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$695
606K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
248K
Quilmes
$481
262K
Gonzalez Catan
$757
238K
Resistencia
$379
299K
Isidro Casanova
$771
191K
Jose C. Paz
$767
217K
San Juan
$658
471K
Salta
$729
535K
Bahia Blanca
$744
299K
Las Heras
$609
204K
Moreno
$750
172K
Godoy Cruz
$608
191K
Rafael Castillo
$759
148K
Santiago del Estero
$388
430K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
322K
La Plata
$616
193K
Berazategui
$683
181K
Neuquen
$705
289K
Posadas
$314
276K
Virrey del Pino
$742
156K
Ezeiza
$749
160K
San Justo
$790
137K
Rio Cuarto
$534
200K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K