Cordoba vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cordoba	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$2296
🏠 One person rent	$345	$536
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$607	$75
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	48
😀 Quality of life	67	42
🏙️ Population	1.51M	15.1M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 5% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5869th and 5500th ($972 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Argentina and Nigeria, respectively. Check Argentina vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4885th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Lagos

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	Cordoba	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.65%	17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.65	$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.13	$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3770	$2622

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$844
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$701
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$800
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$692
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$759
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$792
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$786
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$764
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$789
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$836
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$829
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$577
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$730
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$760
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$766
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$737
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$675
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$677
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$848
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$897
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$892
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$860
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$882
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$893
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$907
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$695
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$792
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$908
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1012
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$633
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$682
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$642
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$622
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$911

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