Nigeria vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$475
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
56
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
61
90
😀 Quality of life
10
78
🏙️ Population
211M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 38% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Nigeria ranked 107th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 189th and 30th 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
$2.58
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$8661

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Spain

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K