Argentina vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$330
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$85
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$807
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
57
13
🏙️ Population
45.7M
233M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 3% less expensive than in Nigeria ($879). Argentina ranked 121st vs 114th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 74th and 188th 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
$11.5
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
19.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$9.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$85.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$1849

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K