Australia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$92
💸 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 %
92.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
96
15
🏙️ Population
27.2M
233M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 191% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Australia ranked 12th vs 126th 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 186th 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
$16.4
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$2127

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K