Bogota vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$387
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
7.74M
15.1M

The cost of living in Bogota is 23% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6226th and 4791st ($868 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Colombia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5388th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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