Australia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$64
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
26
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
97
16
🏙️ Population
27.2M
233M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 223% more expensive than in Nigeria ($761). Australia ranked 11th vs 139th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 4th and 184th 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
$16.2
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$2448

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K