Nigeria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$3363
🏠 One person rent
$455
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$1396
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$29292
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
56
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
60
88
😀 Quality of life
15
78
🏙️ Population
233M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 44% less expensive than in Portugal ($1480). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 41st for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 186th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$84.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$10961

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Portugal

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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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K