Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$402
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
72
41
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 20% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6099th and 4791st ($909 vs $1133) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1789th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492