Nigeria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$1452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$3308
🏠 One person rent
$411
$869
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.2
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$64
$1387
💸 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
16
78
🏙️ Population
233M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($761) is 48% less expensive than in Portugal ($1452). Nigeria ranked 139th vs 42nd 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 1 months in Portugal. Ranked 184th 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
$2.45
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.66%
4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1735
$3873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.28
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.48
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$13
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2448
$11686

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1966
546K
Sintra
$1506
386K
Cascais
$1520
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1484
304K
Porto
$1604
232K
Seixal
$1410
167K
Amadora
$1500
171K
Braga
$1389
193K
Almada
$1665
177K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1221
138K
Oeiras
$1705
172K
Gondomar
$1490
164K
Matosinhos
$1675
173K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Coimbra
$1285
141K
Maia
$1865
135K
Loures
$1518
202K
Leiria
$1397
127K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1256
137K
Setubal
$1459
123K
Vila do Conde
$1231
79.5K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1230
134K
Odivelas
$1516
148K
Funchal
$1662
106K
Valongo
$1476
101K
Barcelos
$1037
117K
Torres Vedras
$1638
79.5K
Viseu
$1205
99.3K
Paredes
$1348
86.9K
Aveiro
$1466
78.5K