France vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$799
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
61
😀 Quality of life
84
10
🏙️ Population
68.4M
211M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 78% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). France ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 24th and 189th 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
$15.7
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$1810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K

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