Nigeria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$455
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
68
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
15
83
🏙️ Population
233M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 19% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 97th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 186th and 30th 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
$2.44
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$17202

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K