Lagos vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$598	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	40	51
🏙️ Population	15.1M	84.1K

The cost of living in Lagos is 7% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4761st and 4503rd ($1113 vs $1193) 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 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 6935th and 6190th 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	$2.72	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$5597

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904