Nigeria vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$3204
🏠 One person rent
$475
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$894
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$18686
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
14%
🎓 Higher education
61
47
😀 Quality of life
10
55
🏙️ Population
211M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 35% less expensive than in Panama ($1323). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 44th for Panama 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 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 189th and 69th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Panama

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$9.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$748
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$13168

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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 Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1479
881K
Colon
$1172
242K
Tocumen
$1310
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
89K
La Chorrera
$957
68.9K
Balboa
$1328
62.9K
David
$890
82.9K
Chitre
$1117
60.5K
Pacora
$1304
52.5K
Penonome
$1116
21.7K