Athens vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$675
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
46
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
643K
15.1M

The cost of living in Athens is 21% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4177th and 4791st ($1366 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Greece and Nigeria, respectively. Check Greece vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 658th and 6804th 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
$15.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$2307

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492