Nigeria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$479
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
67
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
61
89
😀 Quality of life
11
78
🏙️ Population
211M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 10% less expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Nigeria ranked 108th vs 91st for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 189th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$14683

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K