Nigeria vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nigeria Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1802
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$92
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$1084
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
5.69
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
54.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
81
🌐 English speaking %
60.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
60
94
😀 Quality of life
15
95
🏙️ Population
233M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Nigeria ($832) is 65% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Nigeria ranked 126th vs 14th 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 0.1 months in Nigeria compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 186th and 7th 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
$2.44
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.24%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.69
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2127
$11481

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K