Nigeria vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$761
$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$5601
🏠 One person rent
$411
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$2452
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.2
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$64
$3628
💸 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
16
92
🏙️ Population
233M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($761) is 68% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2399). Nigeria ranked 139th vs 12th 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 184th and 14th 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
$2.45
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$7.28
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$1530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2095
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.66%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1735
$8953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$5429
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.28
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.48
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2448
$21784

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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
$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 Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3662
8.8M
Birmingham
$2204
1.14M
Glasgow
$2114
626K
Manchester
$2348
548K
Leeds
$2039
536K
Bristol
$2596
472K
Liverpool
$1942
513K
Edinburgh
$2295
488K
Sheffield
$1948
518K
Cardiff
$2082
384K
Bolton
$1987
285K
Coventry
$1971
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
300K
Leicester
$1777
369K
Belfast
$1878
345K
Sunderland
$1554
277K
Bradford
$1774
293K
Solihull
$2080
207K
Nottingham
$1990
289K
Derby
$1748
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2197
277K
Northampton
$1886
246K
Southampton
$2309
271K
Milton Keynes
$2312
264K
Croydon
$2563
192K
Portsmouth
$2029
248K
Kingston upon Hull
$1654
260K
Plymouth
$1791
268K
Swansea
$1730
247K
Westminster
$3042
211K