India vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$880
🏠 One person rent
$182
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
25
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
44
10
🏙️ Population
1.33B
211M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 24% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). India ranked 191st vs 197th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 109th and 192nd 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
$3.03
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$701

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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
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K