Boston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
94
41
🏙️ Population
676K
15.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 231% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 27th and 4957th ($3652 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 71st and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2304

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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