Australia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$880
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
25
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
94
10
🏙️ Population
25.7M
211M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 546% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Australia ranked 10th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 6th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Australia and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

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