Lagos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$598	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	47	14
😀 Quality of life	40	50
🏙️ Population	15.1M	224K

The cost of living in Lagos is 26% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4761st and 6145th ($1113 vs $881) 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 6935th and 6256th 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	$2.72	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583