India vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$170
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$334
$85
💸 GDP per capita
$2697
$807
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
72
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
26
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
44
13
🏙️ Population
1.45B
233M

The average cost of living in India ($424) is 52% less expensive than in Nigeria ($879). India ranked 191st 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 0.8 months in India compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 118th and 188th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for India and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.85
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
19.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1880
$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$9.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$85.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2014
$1849

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Cities Comparison in India vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M

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