France vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4166
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$915
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
60
😀 Quality of life
87
15
🏙️ Population
68.6M
233M

The average cost of living in France ($1762) is 112% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). France ranked 28th 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 France compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 24th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for France and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6594
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4614
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$826
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13678
$2127

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Cities Comparison in France vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K

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