Nigeria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$455
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$2123
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
55
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
15
83
🏙️ Population
233M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 49% less expensive than in Spain ($1642). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 34th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 186th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Spain

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$10852

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K