Italy vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$819
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$85
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$807
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
26
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
80
13
🏙️ Population
59M
233M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 84% more expensive than in Nigeria ($879). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 34th and 188th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Italy and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
19.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$9.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$85.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$1849

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

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