Lagos vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$618
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
79
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4957th and 5274th ($1102 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Peru, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7632nd and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$8454

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745