Lagos vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$536
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$935
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
335K

The cost of living in Lagos is 30% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5500th and 4213th ($1022 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7677th and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Lagos San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$14663

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$1017
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$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
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804