Mexico vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$398
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
26
🌐 English speaking %
13%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
43
10
🏙️ Population
125M
211M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 2% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Mexico ranked 104th 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 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 103rd and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Mexico and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 144 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.

Mexico Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.38
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$1810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

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