Nigeria vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$455
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
45
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
60
71
😀 Quality of life
15
71
🏙️ Population
233M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 14% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 103rd 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 186th and 48th 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
$2.44
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K