Nigeria vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$189
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$1193
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
66.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
40
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
61
55
😀 Quality of life
10
33
🏙️ Population
211M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 46% less expensive than in Tanzania ($662). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 141st for Tanzania 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 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 192nd and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.12
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
14.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$4503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$5203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$10949

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K