Nigeria vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$475
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
61
58
😀 Quality of life
10
47
🏙️ Population
211M
109M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 46% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 163rd for the Philippines 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 the Philippines. Ranked 189th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Nigeria and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$4832

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs the Philippines

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K