New Zealand vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1950
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4404
$880
🏠 One person rent
$1136
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1908
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3185
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$48419
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
25
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
89
10
🏙️ Population
5.12M
211M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1950) is 449% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). New Zealand ranked 15th 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 1.6 months in New Zealand compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 17th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 31 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.

New Zealand Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1097
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1653
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.92%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7385
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6393
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.68
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$784
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$701

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Cities Comparison in New Zealand vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2279
1.47M
Christchurch
$1800
383K
Manukau
$1994
376K
Wellington
$2220
419K
Waitakere
$1960
208K
Hamilton
$1701
177K
Tauranga
$1754
151K
Lower Hutt
$1887
103K
Dunedin
$1398
106K
Palmerston North
$1365
81.5K
Napier
$1207
66.3K
New Plymouth
$1346
57.6K
Rotorua
$1200
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1885
59.8K
Porirua
$1777
59.6K
Nelson
$1500
51.1K
Whangarei
$1388
54.4K
Invercargill
$1353
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1744
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1113
49K
Timaru
$1842
28.7K
Whanganui
$1454
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1679
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1643
26.5K
Taupo
$1563
25.4K
Blenheim
$1579
28.2K
Queenstown
$1925
16K
Wanaka
$1664
8.9K
Masterton
$1230
21.4K

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