Nigeria vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$189
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
54
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
61
83
😀 Quality of life
10
71
🏙️ Population
211M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 69% less expensive than in Poland ($1137). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 60th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nigeria compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 192nd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Poland

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.12
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$6922

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K