Lagos vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$598	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	15.1M	6.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 22% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4761st and 5954th ($1113 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6935th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lagos	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562