Mexico vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$400
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
25
🌐 English speaking %
13%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
44
11
🏙️ Population
125M
211M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 2% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Mexico ranked 102nd vs 108th 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 97th 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
$9.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$1903

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Cities Comparison in Mexico vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K