Costa Rica vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$553
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
26
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
57
10
🏙️ Population
5.04M
211M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 41% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Costa Rica ranked 51st 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 66th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$1810

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K

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