Australia vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
25
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
95
11
🏙️ Population
26.5M
211M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 172% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Australia ranked 12th vs 108th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 4th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Australia and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 33 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.

Australia Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K