Cologne vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$947
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
96
40
🏙️ Population
1.09M
15.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 57% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2551st and 4761st ($1744 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 12th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Lagos

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Cologne Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$2289

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CologneLagos

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
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$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507