Nigeria vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$499
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
80
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
13
92
🏙️ Population
233M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 49% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 188th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K