Dortmund vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$648
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
587K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 213% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8781st ($1401 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 3rd in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 764th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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