Nigeria vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$927
🏠 One person rent
$479
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$137
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$1407
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
29
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
61
61
😀 Quality of life
11
24
🏙️ Population
211M
224M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 129% more expensive than in Pakistan ($381). Nigeria ranked 108th vs 195th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 189th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 36 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.

Nigeria Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
20.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$7.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$3.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$36.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$1265

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K