Lagos vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$607
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
41
95
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4791st and 998th ($1133 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and France, respectively. Check Nigeria vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6804th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Paris

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Lagos Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$18941

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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395