Bridgetown vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bridgetown	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$606	$618
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1469	$87.1
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	47
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	110K	15.1M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 23% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4366th and 4957th ($1352 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Barbados and Nigeria, respectively. Check Barbados vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6359th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Lagos

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	Bridgetown	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.9	$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$150	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6529	$2304

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1463
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$988
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1169
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1076
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1075
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1008
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1213
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1007
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1659
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$697
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1135
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1131
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$638
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$764
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1336
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$688
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1338
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$760
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$784
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$908
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$736

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