Lagos vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$536
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
77
😀 Quality of life
42
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5500th and 5141st ($1022 vs $1075) 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 7677th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Lima

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Lagos Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9668

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755