Indonesia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$274
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
43
10
🏙️ Population
275M
211M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 32% less expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Indonesia ranked 166th 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 0.6 months in Indonesia compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 100th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 82 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.

Indonesia Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$1810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K

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