Athens vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$710
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
47
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
643K
15.1M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4155th and 4957th ($1436 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 611th and 7632nd 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
$16.2
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$2304

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576