Nigeria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$475
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
46
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
10
64
🏙️ Population
211M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 4% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 113th for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 189th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Romania

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$8337

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K