India vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$425
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$172
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
26
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
46
15
🏙️ Population
1.45B
233M

The average cost of living in India ($425) is 49% less expensive than in Nigeria ($832). India ranked 192nd 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 0.9 months in India compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 111th and 186th 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
$3.18
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.68
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.7
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.6
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2121
$2127

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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
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M

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