Nigeria vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$2124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$4640
🏠 One person rent
$411
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$2485
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.2
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$64
$3341
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
69
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
65%
🎓 Higher education
60
68
😀 Quality of life
16
84
🏙️ Population
233M
11M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($761) is 64% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2124). Nigeria ranked 139th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 184th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$9.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$11.8
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$3230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$91.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.66%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1735
$6089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$4089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.28
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.48
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2448
$13313

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2470
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2133
1.57M
Sharjah
$1543
1.25M
Al Ain
$1455
767K
Ajman
$2356
490K
Fujairah
$1173
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1170
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1791
29.1K