Italy vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$842
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
26
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
81
15
🏙️ Population
59M
233M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 99% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 35th and 186th 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
$18.2
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$2127

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

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