Nigeria vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$479
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$7172
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
35
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
61
78
😀 Quality of life
11
56
🏙️ Population
211M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 0.7% less expensive than in Thailand ($876). Nigeria ranked 108th vs 106th for Thailand 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 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 189th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Thailand

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 35 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 Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$55.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$13110

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$994
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$742
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$759
256K
Pak Kret
$739
185K
Surat Thani
$635
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$564
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
106K
Klaeng
$703
130K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
134K
Hat Yai
$561
159K
Chaophraya Surasak
$758
133K
Udon Thani
$555
130K
Rangsit
$613
79.3K
Phuket
$985
77.6K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
76.7K
Ko Samui
$745
69K
Pattaya
$800
120K
Tha Khlong
$664
72.8K
Lat Luang
$787
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$608
116K
Nakhon Sawan
$674
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$769
77.8K
Hua Hin
$676
59.4K
Nong Prue
$773
70.6K
Krabi
$807
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$559
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$799
33.4K
Ubon Ratchathani
$561
79K
Chiang Rai
$513
70.6K
Ao Nang
$822
14K