Nigeria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$3152
🏠 One person rent
$479
$822
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$1415
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1228
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$27275
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8.27
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
61
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
88
😀 Quality of life
11
75
🏙️ Population
211M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 36% less expensive than in Portugal ($1365). Nigeria ranked 108th vs 40th 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
$2.75
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$42
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$2335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$72.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$9835

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1738
546K
Sintra
$1534
378K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1360
302K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
137K
Cascais
$1834
206K
Porto
$1471
238K
Loures
$1453
205K
Matosinhos
$1716
175K
Seixal
$1332
158K
Oeiras
$1618
172K
Gondomar
$1418
168K
Amadora
$1385
175K
Braga
$1252
181K
Odivelas
$1460
145K
Maia
$1714
135K
Almada
$1694
177K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1201
139K
Guimaraes
$1331
158K
Leiria
$1212
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1224
134K
Coimbra
$1248
106K
Setubal
$1348
123K
Funchal
$1469
106K
Valongo
$1410
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1350
79.5K
Barcelos
$901
120K
Agualva-Cacem
$1460
81.8K
Mafra
$1412
76.7K
Loule
$1436
70.6K
Faro
$1163
64.6K