Dresden vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$696
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
88
38
🏙️ Population
555K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 214% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3786th and 8781st ($1406 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 3rd in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 190th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$718

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$826
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$697
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$732
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$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