Nigeria vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$455
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
32
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
60
58
😀 Quality of life
15
48
🏙️ Population
233M
116M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 35% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 165th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 186th and 106th 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
$2.44
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$6955

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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
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K