Essen vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$642
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
587K
15.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 60% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3925th and 5960th ($1519 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 4th in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 23rd and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Lagos

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Essen Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$2984

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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