Italy vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$713
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
26
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
77
10
🏙️ Population
58.9M
211M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 65% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Italy ranked 36th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 36th and 189th 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
$15.8
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$1810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K

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