Lagos vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$598	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	40	33
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.55M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4761st and 6827th ($1113 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 50th in Nigeria and Venezuela, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6935th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Maracaibo

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	Lagos	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$14094

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$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
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773