Athens vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$713
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$59
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
48
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
643K
15.1M

The cost of living in Athens is 52% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4184th and 5960th ($1439 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Greece and Nigeria, respectively. Check Greece vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 602nd and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Lagos

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Athens Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$2984

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666