Nigeria vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$499
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
32
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
54
😀 Quality of life
13
49
🏙️ Population
233M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 56% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 173rd for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 188th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$504

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K