Nigeria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$189
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
60
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
61
90
😀 Quality of life
10
79
🏙️ Population
211M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 74% less expensive than in Spain ($1383). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 38th 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 0.3 months in Nigeria compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 192nd and 31st 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
$1.12
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$8255

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K