Nigeria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$2978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$7532
🏠 One person rent
$479
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$3087
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$905
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$6579
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$99995
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
82
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
11
100
🏙️ Population
211M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 71% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2978). Nigeria ranked 108th 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 2.2 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
$2.75
$27.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$98.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$8.46
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$4.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
2.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$13868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$9046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$41.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$23.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$46.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$89.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$42.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$2627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$21218

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3392
447K
Geneva
$3322
204K
Basel
$2741
174K
Lausanne
$2890
141K
Bern
$2512
135K
Winterthur
$3184
110K
Lucerne
$3068
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2618
75.8K
Lugano
$2763
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2517
55.2K
Koniz
$2592
41.8K
Thun
$2646
43.7K
Vernier
$3120
34.8K
Uster
$3057
36.8K
Lancy
$3094
31.9K
Fribourg
$2738
38.4K
Chur
$2197
35K
Schaffhausen
$2629
36.6K
Altstetten
$3139
36.3K
Bellinzona
$3009
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2424
33.5K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
30.2K
Dubendorf
$3129
28K
Sion
$2052
34.7K
Montreux
$3257
26K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
39K
Emmen
$3020
29.3K
Kriens
$2989
27K
Meyrin
$3090
24.1K
Frauenfeld
$2647
25.4K