Chile vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$477
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
26
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
85
60
😀 Quality of life
70
15
🏙️ Population
19.8M
233M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 26% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Chile ranked 90th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 52nd and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Chile and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 46 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.

Chile Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$2127

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

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