Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$470
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 1% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4694th and 4761st ($1130 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Argentina and Nigeria, respectively. Check Argentina vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1194th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$2289

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507