Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population, 2025
- 238 million
- Currency
- NGN
- Area
- 923,768 km²
Across Nigeria's 23 priced cities, one person needs about $832 a month, rent included; the average net salary is $119.
Livability
The same seven domains as for cities, scored at country level; safety falls back to the homicide rate where Numbeo has no survey.
39out of 100
- Purchasing power25%10
- Safety20%33
- Health care15%48
- Climate10%71
- Air quality10%61
- Connectivity10%14
- Cost10%84
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank among countries
- #105
What it costs
Averages over the country’s cities, weighted by population. New York = 100.
Cost of living index
25.4
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
21.7
New York = 100
Purchasing power
12.3
New York = 100
One person
$832
A month, rent included
Net salary
$119
Average, a month after tax
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$715
A month
Economy
World Bank development indicators; each figure is the latest year with data.
GDP per person
$1,224
2025
Growth
+4.0%
2025
Unemployment
3.1%
2025
Inflation
23.0%
2025
Life expectancy
54.6 years
2024
Internet users
41%
2024
Taxes
Headline rates side by side from three references, with the source of each.
- Top income tax rate
- 25%
- SourcePwC
- Lowest income tax rate
- 7%
- SourceWikipedia
- Corporate tax
- 30%
- SourcePwC
- VAT or sales tax
- 7.5%
- SourcePwC
Headline statutory rates as of Sep 2026; brackets, allowances and regional taxes change what a given person pays.
Safety and internet
Numbeo’s crime survey, the World Bank homicide series and the Speedtest Global Index.
Safety
- Safety indexNumbeo, higher is safer
- 33.4
- Crime indexNumbeo, lower is better
- 66.6
- HomicidesPer 100,000 people, 2023
- 15.7
Internet
- Fixed downloadMbps, median, #129 worldwide
- 36
- Mobile downloadMbps, median, #87 worldwide
- 43
- Change in a yearFixed download speed
- +25%
Cities in Nigeria
Sort by any column. Livability and cost use the same scales as every city page.
| 1Kaduna | 59 | 17.4 | $132 | — | — | 1.9M | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 2Ilorin | 57 | 25.9 | — | — | — | 1.1M | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 3Ado-ekiti | 56 | 25.6 | — | — | — | 435K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 4Kisi | 56 | — | — | — | — | 155.5K | Low confidence |
| 5Saki | 55 | — | — | — | — | 178.7K | Low confidence |
| 6Ogbomosho | 55 | 25.9 | — | — | — | 433K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 7Igboho | 55 | — | — | — | — | 136.8K | Low confidence |
| 8Ilesha | 55 | 25.9 | — | — | — | 325K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 9Minna | 54 | 25.1 | — | — | — | 425K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 10Ota | 54 | 25.1 | — | — | — | 251.5K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 11Enugu | 54 | 18.0 | $188 | — | — | 950K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 12Iseyin | 54 | — | — | — | — | 365.3K | Low confidence |
| 13Ikare | 53 | — | — | — | — | 465K | Low confidence |
| 14Ikorodu | 53 | 23.8 | — | — | — | 535.6K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 15Sagamu | 53 | 25.9 | — | — | — | 214.6K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 16Ise-Ekiti | 53 | — | — | — | — | 190.1K | Low confidence |
| 17Ila Orangun | 53 | — | — | — | — | 179.2K | Low confidence |
| 18Ijero-Ekiti | 53 | — | — | — | — | 167.6K | Low confidence |
| 19Offa | 53 | — | — | — | — | 113.8K | Low confidence |
| 20Owo | 53 | — | — | — | — | 276.6K | Low confidence |
| 21Jalingo | 53 | — | — | — | — | 117.8K | Low confidence |
| 22Pindiga | 53 | — | — | — | — | 106.3K | Low confidence |
| 23Ikirun | 52 | — | — | — | — | 134.2K | Low confidence |
| 24Okene | 52 | — | — | — | — | 479.2K | Low confidence |
| 25Makurdi | 52 | — | — | — | — | 390K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 26Ikere-Ekiti | 52 | — | — | — | — | 103.1K | Low confidence |
| 27Uromi | 52 | — | — | — | — | 108.6K | Low confidence |
| 28Inisa | 51 | — | — | — | — | 164.2K | Low confidence |
| 29Ejigbo | 51 | — | — | — | — | 138.4K | Low confidence |
| 30Ilobu | 51 | — | — | — | — | 118.1K | Low confidence |
| 31Gboko | 51 | — | — | — | — | 365K | Low confidence |
| 32Efon-Alaaye | 51 | — | — | — | — | 279.3K | Low confidence |
| 33Mubi | 51 | — | — | — | — | 225.7K | Low confidence |
| 34Bauchi | 51 | — | — | — | — | 693.7K | Low confidence |
| 35Oshogbo | 51 | — | — | $29.10 | — | 645K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 36Saminaka | 51 | — | — | — | — | 500K | Low confidence |
| 37Yola | 51 | — | — | — | — | 460K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 38Lafiagi | 51 | — | — | — | — | 102.8K | Low confidence |
| 39Modakeke | 51 | — | — | — | — | 119.5K | Low confidence |
| 40Maiduguri | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1.1M | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 41Bama | 51 | — | — | — | — | 118.1K | Low confidence |
| 42Jimeta | 51 | — | — | — | — | 248.1K | Low confidence |
| 43Obalende | 51 | — | — | — | — | 342K | Low confidence |
| 44Lafia | 51 | — | — | — | — | 127.2K | Low confidence |
| 45Iwo | 50 | — | — | — | — | 250.4K | Low confidence |
| 46Amaigbo | 50 | — | — | — | — | 127.3K | Low confidence |
| 47Agege | 50 | — | — | — | — | 683.6K | Low confidence |
| 48Akowonjo | 50 | — | — | — | — | 308.9K | Low confidence |
| 49Alimosho | 50 | — | — | — | — | 308.3K | Low confidence |
| 50Ajegunle | 50 | — | — | — | — | 550K | Low confidence |
| 51Aliayabiagba | 50 | — | — | — | — | 228K | Low confidence |
| 52Mushin | 50 | — | — | — | — | 199K | Low confidence |
| 53Surulere | 50 | — | — | — | — | 191.9K | Low confidence |
| 54Oshodi | 50 | — | — | — | — | 170.9K | Low confidence |
| 55Shomolu | 50 | — | — | — | — | 154.4K | Low confidence |
| 56Irewe | 50 | — | — | — | — | 139.5K | Low confidence |
| 57Alasia | 50 | — | — | — | — | 100K | Low confidence |
| 58Lekki | 50 | — | — | — | — | 401.3K | Low confidence |
| 59Ife | 50 | — | $189 | $52.79 | — | 560K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 60Ikire | 50 | — | — | — | — | 222.2K | Low confidence |
| 61Ede | 50 | — | — | — | — | 159.9K | Low confidence |
| 62Gbongan | 50 | — | — | — | — | 139.5K | Low confidence |
| 63Nsukka | 49 | — | — | — | — | 111K | Low confidence |
| 64Umuahia | 49 | — | — | — | — | 370K | Low confidence |
| 65Gashua | 49 | — | — | — | — | 125.8K | Low confidence |
| 66Birnin Kebbi | 49 | — | — | — | — | 108.2K | Low confidence |
| 67Ugep | 49 | — | — | — | — | 200.3K | Low confidence |
| 68Suleja | 49 | — | — | — | — | 162.1K | Low confidence |
| 69Warri | 49 | — | $600 | — | — | 910K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 70Ijebu Ode | 49 | — | — | — | — | 360K | Low confidence |
| 71Ijebu-Igbo | 49 | — | — | — | — | 109.3K | Low confidence |
| 72Calabar | 49 | — | — | — | — | 540K | Low confidence |
| 73Esuk Oron | 49 | — | — | — | — | 112K | Low confidence |
| 74Nnewi | 49 | — | — | — | — | 194K | Low confidence |
| 75Nkpor | 49 | — | — | — | — | 103.7K | Low confidence |
| 76Onitsha | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1.6M | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 77Yenagoa | 48 | — | — | — | — | 365K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 78Atani | 48 | — | — | — | — | 230K | Low confidence |
| 79Abakaliki | 48 | — | — | — | — | 134.1K | Low confidence |
| 80Buguma | 48 | — | — | — | — | 135.4K | Low confidence |
| 81Sapele | 48 | — | — | — | — | 305K | Low confidence |
| 82Gusau | 48 | — | — | — | — | 226.9K | Low confidence |
| 83Gombe | 48 | — | — | — | — | 560K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 84Okrika | 48 | — | — | — | — | 133.3K | Low confidence |
| 85Uyo | 47 | — | — | — | — | 436.6K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 86Bida | 47 | — | — | — | — | 400K | Low confidence |
| 87Ikot Ekpene | 47 | — | — | — | — | 254.8K | Low confidence |
| 88Awka | 47 | — | — | — | — | 167.7K | Low confidence |
| 89Owerri | 47 | — | — | — | — | 545K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 90Ibadan | 46 | 14.9 | $124 | $57.59 | 18.9 | 3.6M | Medium confidence, 14 contributors |
| 91Okigwe | 46 | — | — | — | — | 115.5K | Low confidence |
| 92Funtua | 46 | — | — | — | — | 136.8K | Low confidence |
| 93Zaria | 45 | — | — | — | — | 980K | Low confidence |
| 94Nguru | 44 | — | — | — | — | 111K | Low confidence |
| 95Aba | 44 | 25.4 | $135 | $97.13 | 21.5 | 1.2M | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 96Akure | 44 | 17.9 | — | $37.72 | 6.1 | 730K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 97Kano | 44 | 19.6 | — | — | — | 4.9M | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 98Benin | 43 | 23.8 | — | $113 | 16.1 | 1.8M | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 99Port Harcourt | 43 | 22.4 | $150 | $56.34 | 13.2 | 2.1M | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 100Oyo | 43 | 24.1 | $437 | $33.95 | 4.9 | 736.1K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 101Jos | 42 | 25.0 | — | $100 | 14.0 | 1M | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 102Abuja | 42 | 26.8 | $1,004 | $167 | 13.6 | 2.7M | Medium confidence, 19 contributors |
| 103Abeokuta | 41 | 21.1 | $700 | $48.17 | 5.4 | 735K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 104Ondo | 41 | 25.7 | — | $26.40 | 3.6 | 375K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 105Sokoto | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1M | Low confidence |
| 106Chakwama | 41 | — | — | — | — | 200K | Low confidence |
| 107Katsina | 41 | — | — | — | — | 670K | Low confidence |
| 108Azare | 41 | — | — | — | — | 105.7K | Low confidence |
| 109Hadejia | 40 | — | — | — | — | 110.8K | Low confidence |
| 110Asaba | 39 | — | — | — | — | 73.4K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 111Kogi | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | Low confidence |
| 112Akwa-Ibom | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | Low confidence |
| 113Lagos | 36 | 26.1 | $715 | $119 | 12.3 | 15.4M | High confidence, 26 contributors |
| 114Ikeja | 33 | 19.6 | $3,501 | $75.11 | 2.3 | 313.2K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |