Denmark vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1923
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4552
$880
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1892
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$614
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$67790
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
25
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
96
10
🏙️ Population
5.83M
211M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1923) is 442% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Denmark ranked 18th vs 197th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 4th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Denmark and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$5.79
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.01
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1540
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5557
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3981
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.07
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2387
644K
Aarhus
$1880
285K
Odense
$1972
177K
Esbjerg
$1475
115K
Frederiksberg
$2008
105K
Aalborg
$1719
113K
Gentofte
$2011
75.8K
Naestved
$1638
41.9K
Herning
$1615
44.6K
Randers
$1581
62.8K
Vejle
$1657
56.6K
Kolding
$1426
58.8K
Roskilde
$1766
50K
Horsholm
$1887
47.5K
Horsens
$1541
59.4K
Holstebro
$1423
35.4K
Silkeborg
$1506
44.3K
Hillerod
$1999
36K
Helsingor
$1652
47.4K
Fredericia
$1584
39.9K
Viborg
$1519
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1482
23.5K
Svendborg
$1569
27.2K
Sonderborg
$1398
27.6K
Nuuk
$2175
18.3K
Haderslev
$1599
22K
Torshavn
$1952
13.3K

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