Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$555
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 32% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4647th and 5960th ($1247 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1053rd and 7444th 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
$17.5
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666