Nigeria vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$2432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$5701
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$2540
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$3269
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$53246
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
70
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
15
91
🏙️ Population
233M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 66% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2432). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 1.3 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 186th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Nigeria and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 277 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 Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$7.24
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$2759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
5.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$5803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$95.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$9.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$22.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$23184

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs the United Kingdom

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3740
8.8M
Birmingham
$2219
1.14M
Glasgow
$2121
626K
Manchester
$2365
548K
Edinburgh
$2331
488K
Sheffield
$1940
518K
Leeds
$2087
536K
Liverpool
$1998
513K
Bristol
$2592
472K
Cardiff
$2194
384K
Bolton
$2079
285K
Coventry
$2010
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
300K
Bradford
$1787
293K
Leicester
$1838
369K
Nottingham
$1891
289K
Belfast
$1954
345K
Sunderland
$1573
277K
Derby
$1733
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2204
277K
Southampton
$2286
271K
Milton Keynes
$2310
264K
Northampton
$1894
246K
Plymouth
$1849
268K
Kingston upon Hull
$1667
260K
Swansea
$1753
247K
Portsmouth
$2044
248K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Croydon
$2564
192K
Wolverhampton
$1836
251K