Nigeria vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$880
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$189
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$99.7
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$2163
$650
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
52.7
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
16
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
9%
🎓 Higher education
61
25
😀 Quality of life
10
14
🏙️ Population
211M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($355) is 30% less expensive than in Yemen ($505). Nigeria ranked 197th vs 176th for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nigeria compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 192nd and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.12
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.89
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.39
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$0.95
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.12
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.6
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.91%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$213
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.75
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.38
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.39
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.3
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$2850

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K