Lagos vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
41
97
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.15M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4957th and 843rd ($1102 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7632nd and 18th 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
$3.01
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15084

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488