Lagos vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$536
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
75
😀 Quality of life
42
65
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.39M

The cost of living in Lagos is 21% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5500th and 6575th ($1022 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7677th and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Porto Alegre

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Lagos Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$8291

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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
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469