Nigeria vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$959
🏠 One person rent
$475
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
27
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
61
60
😀 Quality of life
10
24
🏙️ Population
211M
224M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 122% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Nigeria ranked 107th 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
$2.58
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$1391

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K