Colombia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$322
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
26
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
36
10
🏙️ Population
52.3M
211M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 12% less expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Colombia ranked 129th vs 107th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 129th and 189th 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
$5.61
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$1810

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K