Budapest vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$540
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
1.71M
15.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 151% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4647th and 8781st ($1124 vs $448) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 485th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lagos

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Budapest Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$718

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443