Nigeria vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$3677
🏠 One person rent
$479
$797
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$1505
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$753
💸 GDP per capita
$1621
$9191
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
18
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
61
1
😀 Quality of life
11
27
🏙️ Population
211M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($870) is 45% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1593). Nigeria ranked 108th vs 30th for Turkmenistan 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 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 189th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$6.92
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$6.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$1477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.1
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.73%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$2988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$8.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.3
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.5
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1903
$6589

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Turkmenistan

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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 Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1616
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1554
256K
Dasoguz
$1572
227K
Mary
$1531
126K
Anau
$1583
29.6K
Baherden
$1578
24.7K