Finland vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$719
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
26
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
90
10
🏙️ Population
5.61M
211M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 76% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Finland ranked 30th vs 107th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 14th and 189th 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
$13.7
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$1810

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K