Nigeria vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$499
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
13
53
🏙️ Population
233M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 2% more expensive than in Peru ($862). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 119th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 188th and 80th 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
$2.69
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$7113

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K