Nigeria vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$3186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$7750
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$3162
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$946
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$7360
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
81
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
13
100
🏙️ Population
233M
9.03M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 72% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3186). Nigeria ranked 114th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 188th 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
$2.69
$30.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$9.09
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$6.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1889
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$3598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$2878
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$18825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$8948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$4.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$40.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$26.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$47.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$4.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$90.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$23.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$134
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$2481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$22968

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3691
449K
Geneva
$3577
207K
Basel
$2964
176K
Lausanne
$3069
144K
Bern
$2945
137K
Winterthur
$3207
119K
Lucerne
$3231
85.5K
St. Gallen
$2694
78.2K
Lugano
$2673
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2576
55.9K
Koniz
$2956
43K
Thun
$2725
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2699
38.7K
Altstetten
$3392
36.3K
Zug
$3836
31.5K
Uster
$3249
36.8K
Bellinzona
$3158
43.8K
Chur
$2846
35.4K
Fribourg
$2755
38.7K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Neuchatel
$2732
33.5K
Lancy
$3317
31.9K
Sion
$2397
34.7K
Montreux
$3399
26K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
30.2K
Emmen
$3197
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3276
28K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
37.2K
Kriens
$3175
27K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
27K