Nigeria vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$475
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$448
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
40
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
61
56
😀 Quality of life
10
45
🏙️ Population
211M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 40% more expensive than in Vietnam ($617). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 160th for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 189th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$8.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$5.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$12649

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$735
9.39M
Hanoi
$647
8.44M
Haiphong
$591
2.09M
Da Nang
$593
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$425
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$496
352K
Hai Duong
$554
507K
Vinh
$579
490K
Thanh Hoa
$563
393K
Vung Tau
$494
357K
Can Tho
$454
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$513
520K
Hue
$393
653K
Thai Binh
$513
268K
Ha Tinh
$558
380K
Ha Long
$582
270K
Thai Nguyen
$570
330K
Nha Trang
$535
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$530
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Viet Tri
$592
278K
Qui Nhon
$516
311K
Ca Mau
$516
315K
Phan Thiet
$506
205K
Cam Pha
$569
156K
Da Lat
$577
204K
Long Xuyen
$508
279K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
196K
Rach Gia
$526
251K
Dong Hoi
$500
160K