Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$496
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
47
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4856th and 4957th ($1139 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1059th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$2304

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576