Lagos vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$598	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.49M

The cost of living in Lagos is 66% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4761st and 7055th ($1113 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 Recife. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6935th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Recife

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	Lagos	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509