Nigeria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$475
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
81
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
10
100
🏙️ Population
211M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 70% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 4th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 189th 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
$2.58
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$28537

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K