Lagos vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lagos is 59% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5500th and 916th ($1022 vs $2480) 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7677th and 14th 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
$3.02
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544