Cologne vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$75
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
1.09M
15.1M

The cost of living in Cologne is 95% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2067th and 5500th ($1990 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 15th and 7677th 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
$16.4
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$2622

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612