Lagos vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$598
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$2738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
620K

The cost of living in Lagos is 27% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4761st and 3353rd ($1113 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 271st in Nigeria and Germany, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6935th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Leipzig

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Lagos Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$9452

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$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307