Nigeria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$475
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
67
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
61
89
😀 Quality of life
10
78
🏙️ Population
211M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 10% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 90th 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
$2.58
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$16067

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K