Germany vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1777
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$928
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1581
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
26
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
60
😀 Quality of life
93
15
🏙️ Population
83.5M
233M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1777) is 114% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Germany ranked 26th 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 Germany compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 12th and 186th 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
$16.6
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6063
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16625
$2127

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K

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