Mexico vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2375
$880
🏠 One person rent
$446
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$11497
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
25
🌐 English speaking %
13%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
42
10
🏙️ Population
125M
211M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($982) is 177% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Mexico ranked 81st vs 197th 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 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 116th and 192nd 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
$9.97
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$990
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K