Lagos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2132
🏠 One person rent
$536
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
48
13
😀 Quality of life
42
54
🏙️ Population
15.1M
224K

The cost of living in Lagos is 16% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5500th and 6461st ($1022 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Suriname, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7677th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Paramaribo

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Lagos Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$1856

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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
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1996
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1979
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1180
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1181
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$740
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$607
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$638
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$788
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$767
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1010
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1136
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$753
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1097
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1232
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1284
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$676
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1336
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1454
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$743
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$844
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$649
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1079
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1078
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$699
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$995
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$989
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$741
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$669
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$732
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$734
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$675
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$643