Dresden vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$637
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
48
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
566K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4158th and 5960th ($1448 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 4th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 96th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lagos

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Dresden Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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