Nigeria vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$499
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$956
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$13524
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
35
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
61
83
😀 Quality of life
13
63
🏙️ Population
233M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 20% less expensive than in Serbia ($1101). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 80th for Serbia 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 Serbia. Ranked 188th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$567
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$3650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$7628

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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 Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1335
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1141
260K
Nis
$819
183K
Pristina
$655
199K
Kragujevac
$918
151K
Subotica
$832
106K
Valjevo
$883
90.3K
Cacak
$858
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$828
66.5K
Mitrovica
$557
71.6K