Buenos Aires vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$365
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
71
38
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 77% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6407th and 8781st ($791 vs $448) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443