Denmark vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2174
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5006
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$699
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4456
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$71026
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
9.03
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
89
26
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
98
15
🏙️ Population
5.98M
233M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2174) is 161% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Denmark ranked 16th vs 126th 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 2 months in Denmark compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 2nd and 186th 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
$22.9
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$6.85
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2309
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6705
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.5
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$663
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8960
$2127

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2656
667K
Aarhus
$2158
291K
Odense
$1784
185K
Frederiksberg
$2698
106K
Aalborg
$1864
122K
Esbjerg
$1714
71.6K
Gentofte
$2429
75.8K
Vejle
$1891
62K
Herning
$1666
51.3K
Naestved
$2113
45K
Randers
$1691
64.5K
Roskilde
$2192
53.4K
Horsens
$1781
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1888
50.9K
Kolding
$1689
63.6K
Horsholm
$2273
47.5K
Holstebro
$1673
37.2K
Hillerod
$2364
36K
Fredericia
$1702
41.2K
Helsingor
$2042
47.4K
Viborg
$1667
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1563
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1619
27.6K
Svendborg
$1825
27.2K
Nuuk
$2363
18.3K
Haderslev
$1681
22.2K
Torshavn
$2066
14K

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