Finland vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$777
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$64
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
26
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
93
16
🏙️ Population
5.62M
233M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 116% more expensive than in Nigeria ($761). Finland ranked 31st vs 139th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 11th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Finland and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 49 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.

Finland Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$2448

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K