Nigeria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1290
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$475
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$1334
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1167
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$27331
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
57
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
88
😀 Quality of life
10
75
🏙️ Population
211M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 33% less expensive than in Portugal ($1290). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 46th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 189th and 38th 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
$2.58
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1113
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$2412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$5.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$8816

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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
$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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1705
546K
Sintra
$1413
386K
Cascais
$1501
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1294
304K
Oeiras
$1525
172K
Porto
$1389
232K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
138K
Seixal
$1238
167K
Braga
$1195
193K
Matosinhos
$1408
173K
Gondomar
$1341
164K
Coimbra
$1117
141K
Amadora
$1388
171K
Almada
$1606
177K
Maia
$1775
135K
Loures
$1384
202K
Odivelas
$1409
148K
Guimaraes
$1280
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1120
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1101
134K
Leiria
$1148
127K
Funchal
$1375
106K
Valongo
$1328
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1369
79.5K
Barcelos
$904
117K
Agualva-Cacem
$1368
81.8K
Paredes
$1190
86.9K
Mafra
$1339
76.7K
Loule
$1415
70.6K
Setubal
$1336
123K