Nigeria vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$475
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$485
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$7907
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
10
45
🏙️ Population
211M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 7% more expensive than in Peru ($805). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 124th for Peru 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 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 189th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Peru

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$7.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$6432

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Peru

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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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K