Nigeria vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1793
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$4130
🏠 One person rent
$499
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$754
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85
$748
💸 GDP per capita
$807
$8572
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
17
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
61
1
😀 Quality of life
13
34
🏙️ Population
233M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($879) is 51% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1793). Nigeria ranked 114th vs 23rd 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.4 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 188th and 143rd 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
$2.69
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$7.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$673
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.64%
9.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$4768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$2982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$4.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$7.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$6.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.74
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.39
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.4
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1849
$25708

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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
$1102
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Ibadan
$752
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$676
3.33M
Abuja
$1514
1.69M
Benin
$632
1.78M
Onitsha
$1051
1.48M
Akure
$644
848K
Enugu
$563
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Kaduna
$393
760K
Aba
$674
1.16M
Maiduguri
$618
1.2M
Bauchi
$781
694K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Ado Ekiti
$642
447K
Abeokuta
$1013
889K
Oyo
$664
387K
Zaria
$652
408K
Jos
$810
623K
Gusau
$638
383K
Minna
$852
322K
Warri
$926
363K
Katsina
$618
318K
Ife
$778
502K
Sokoto
$466
428K
Owo
$664
222K
Osogbo
$705
202K
Umuahia
$961
359K
Calabar
$397
371K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1833
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1716
231K
Dasoguz
$1770
227K
Mary
$1654
126K
Anau
$1774
29.6K
Baherden
$1796
24.7K