Nigeria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$3270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$7945
🏠 One person rent
$411
$1915
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$3289
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$936
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$64
$7446
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
80
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
38.7%
🎓 Higher education
60
99
😀 Quality of life
16
100
🏙️ Population
233M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($761) is 77% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3270). Nigeria ranked 139th vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 184th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$30.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$18.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$9.37
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$5.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$2006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$3775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2961
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.66%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1735
$16647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$44.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$8.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$27.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$43.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.28
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.48
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$4.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$4.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$46.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$137
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$2583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2448
$27660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3857
452K
Geneva
$3658
209K
Basel
$3034
176K
Lausanne
$3134
145K
Bern
$2857
137K
Winterthur
$3267
120K
Lucerne
$3321
86.2K
St. Gallen
$3120
78.9K
Lugano
$2763
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2543
55.9K
Schaffhausen
$2611
39K
Neuchatel
$2868
45.3K
Koniz
$2907
43K
Bellinzona
$3160
45.3K
Altstetten
$3514
36.9K
Fribourg
$2891
39.2K
Chur
$2850
39.2K
Lancy
$3344
37.3K
Thun
$2711
43.9K
Uster
$3239
36.8K
Vernier
$3400
34.8K
Zug
$4491
32.1K
Montreux
$3393
27K
Sion
$2468
37.2K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
30.3K
Baden
$3312
23.9K
Emmen
$3288
29.3K
Dietikon
$3348
26.9K
Riehen
$3587
22.5K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
37.6K