Nigeria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$7156
💸 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%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
60
99
😀 Quality of life
15
100
🏙️ Population
233M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 75% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). Nigeria ranked 126th 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 186th 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
$2.44
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$25135

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K