Nigeria vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$499
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
57
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
88
😀 Quality of life
13
77
🏙️ Population
233M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 38% less expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Nigeria ranked 114th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 188th 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
$2.69
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$10582

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K