Nigeria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2279
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$475
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$1597
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
5.61
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
53.6
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
81
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
61
94
😀 Quality of life
10
92
🏙️ Population
211M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($865) is 56% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Nigeria ranked 107th vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nigeria compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 189th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nigeria vs Norway

We calculate prices for Nigeria and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 33 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.

Nigeria Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.31
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.42
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.17
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.3
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1810
$7788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K