Lagos vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$598	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	55
😀 Quality of life	40	35
🏙️ Population	15.1M	528K

The cost of living in Lagos is 71% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4761st and 7188th ($1113 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Nigeria and Guatemala, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 6935th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mixco

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	Lagos	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$5898

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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 Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358