Lagos vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$536
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
72
😀 Quality of life
42
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
620K

The cost of living in Lagos is 38% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5500th and 3436th ($1022 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 299th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 7677th and 112th 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
$3.02
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479