Argentina vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$321
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$14187
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
52
10
🏙️ Population
47.3M
211M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($835) is 4% less expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Argentina ranked 112th vs 107th 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 75th 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
$11.6
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.18%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.54
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.37
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$1810

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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
$1130
3.12M
Cordoba
$926
1.33M
Rosario
$699
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$847
593K
Lanus
$979
459K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$661
606K
Santa Fe
$737
406K
Santiago del Estero
$693
430K
Salta
$1121
535K
Merlo
$928
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Quilmes
$552
262K
Resistencia
$429
299K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
248K
Bahia Blanca
$841
299K
Gonzalez Catan
$920
238K
San Juan
$768
471K
Parana
$823
248K
Las Heras
$815
204K
Godoy Cruz
$812
191K
Isidro Casanova
$940
191K
Moreno
$913
172K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
322K
Neuquen
$895
289K
Berazategui
$853
181K
La Plata
$803
193K
Posadas
$397
276K
Rio Cuarto
$731
200K
Ezeiza
$889
160K
Virrey del Pino
$899
156K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K