Colombia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$880
🏠 One person rent
$309
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
25
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
37
10
🏙️ Population
49.1M
211M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 107% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Colombia ranked 127th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 132nd and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Colombia and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

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