Essen vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$682
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$75
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
587K
15.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 53% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 3860th and 5500th ($1561 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 17th and 7677th 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
$17
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$2622

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612