Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$536
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$75
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
77
42
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 18% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4761st and 5500th ($1207 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Argentina and Nigeria, respectively. Check Argentina vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1226th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Lagos

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Buenos Aires Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$2622

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612