Essen vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$759
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
579K
15.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 239% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3358th and 8781st ($1519 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 32nd and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$718

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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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