Gothenburg vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$949
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
675K
15.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 99% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2470th and 5960th ($1879 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Sweden and Nigeria, respectively. Check Sweden vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 91st and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lagos

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Gothenburg Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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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