Dresden vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$729
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
89
41
🏙️ Population
563K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 29% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3857th and 4791st ($1462 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 203rd and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492