Lagos vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
47
90
😀 Quality of life
41
94
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.51M

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4957th and 920th ($1102 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Munich. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7632nd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Munich

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Lagos Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$14492

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$1013
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$743
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$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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730