Lagos vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.43M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4761st and 1745th ($1113 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs San Antonio

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	Lagos	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133