France vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$903
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$85
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$807
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
61
😀 Quality of life
85
13
🏙️ Population
68.5M
233M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 97% more expensive than in Nigeria ($879). France ranked 27th vs 114th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 23rd and 188th 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
$17.2
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
19.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$9.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$85.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$1849

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K