Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$2870
🏠 One person rent
$455
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$1923
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$35122
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
4.97
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
57
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
15
67
🏙️ Population
233M
35.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 35% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1272). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 57th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.5 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 186th and 57th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$96.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$1471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$8729

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1632
7.01M
Jeddah
$1209
4.7M
Mecca
$1107
2.43M
Dammam
$1037
903K
Medina
$1168
1.41M
Tabuk
$1074
886K
Qatif
$823
625K
Yanbu
$795
299K
Jubail
$928
379K
Unaizah
$931
250K
Abha
$902
236K
Dhahran
$931
138K
Ha'il
$775
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$793
299K
Sakakah
$776
150K
Ar Rass
$815
92.5K
Bareq
$893
75.4K
Najran
$865
72K
Al Wajh
$942
50K
Bisha
$906
31.5K
Dumat al-Jandal
$790
45.3K
As Sulayyil
$1005
8.21K