Nigeria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$189
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
67
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
61
89
😀 Quality of life
10
81
🏙️ Population
211M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 63% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 84th 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 0.3 months in Nigeria compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 192nd and 27th 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
$1.12
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$13366

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In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K