Germany vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$885
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
25
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
92
11
🏙️ Population
84.4M
211M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 92% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Germany ranked 24th vs 108th 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 Germany compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 12th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Germany and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K