Nigeria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$189
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
46
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
10
62
🏙️ Population
211M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 57% less expensive than in Romania ($821). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 106th 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 0.3 months in Nigeria compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 192nd 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
$1.12
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K