Dresden vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$755
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
47
😀 Quality of life
89
41
🏙️ Population
566K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3768th and 4957th ($1555 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 263rd and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$2304

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576