Cologne vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.09M
15.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 105% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2200th and 5960th ($1941 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 21st and 7444th 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
$16.2
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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