Lagos vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lagos	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$448	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1226	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$245	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$114	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$74.4	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	38	54
🏙️ Population	15.1M	545K

The cost of living in Lagos is 63% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8781st and 4384th ($448 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7384th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Port of Spain

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	Lagos	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.28	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.23	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.32	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.36	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.3	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.4%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$564	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$159	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.58	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.84	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.24	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.86	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.19	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$31.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.6	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$718	$2991

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$826
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$732
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$262
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$407
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$250
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$677
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$310
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$243
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$678
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$315
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$272
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$314
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$617
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$351
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$616
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$353
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$482
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$354
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$617
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$512
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$325
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$497
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$582
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$620
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$233
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$313
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$288
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$416
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$459
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$237
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812