Nigeria vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$455
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$93.9
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$433
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
13
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
9%
🎓 Higher education
60
23
😀 Quality of life
15
17
🏙️ Population
233M
40.6M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 57% more expensive than in Yemen ($532). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 183rd 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 186th and 183rd 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
$2.44
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$3643

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Cities Comparison in Nigeria vs Yemen

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$551
2.96M
Aden
$526
1.15M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$515
618K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$494
160K
Mukalla
$493
144K
Sa'dah
$491
70.2K
Sayyan
$492
70K
Zabid
$491
50.8K