Lagos vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2104
🏠 One person rent
$536
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
57
😀 Quality of life
42
62
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.42M

The cost of living in Lagos is 18% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5500th and 6516th ($1022 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 Salvador. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 7677th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Salvador

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Lagos Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$14902

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$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
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$667
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$676
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$568
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$645
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$607
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$645
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$548
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$492
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$651
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$589
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$572
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$567
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$628
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$591
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$614
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$595
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$648
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$488
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$608
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$611
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$726
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$602
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$677
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$687
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$611
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$628
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$609
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$579
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$615
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$598
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$611
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$626
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743