Budapest vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Budapest Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$707
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
1.69M
15.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 25% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4312th and 4957th ($1377 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Nigeria, respectively. Check Hungary vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 636th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Budapest vs Lagos infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Budapest vs Lagos

Prices for goods and services in Budapest and Lagos are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Budapest Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$2304

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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