Lagos vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$490
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lagos is 62% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5960th and 964th ($946 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7444th and 34th 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
$3.44
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$19577

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506