New Zealand vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1935
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4375
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1847
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$48528
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
25
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
89
11
🏙️ Population
5.12M
211M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1935) is 122% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). New Zealand ranked 18th 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 1.7 months in New Zealand compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 15th and 189th 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
$14.4
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1113
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$943
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1992
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.9
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6644
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5526
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.89
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.9
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12676
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2205
1.47M
Manukau
$1939
376K
Christchurch
$1981
383K
Wellington
$2235
216K
Hamilton
$1671
177K
Tauranga
$1791
151K
Lower Hutt
$1866
103K
Dunedin
$1463
106K
Napier
$1403
66.3K
Palmerston North
$1318
81.5K
Rotorua
$1274
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1861
59.8K
New Plymouth
$1447
57.6K
Porirua
$1844
59.6K
Nelson
$1640
51.1K
Whangarei
$1531
54.4K
Invercargill
$1359
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1784
44.3K
Gisborne
$1654
37K
Hastings
$1205
49K
Timaru
$1879
28.7K
Queenstown
$1928
29K
Whanganui
$1573
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1729
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1634
26.5K
Taupo
$1569
25.4K
Blenheim
$1406
28.2K
Wanaka
$1916
8.9K
Masterton
$1334
21.4K
Avarua
$1099
4.01K

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