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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$598	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	60
😀 Quality of life	40	66
🏙️ Population	15.1M	342K

The cost of living in Lagos is 16% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4761st and 4143rd ($1113 vs $1324) 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 0.7 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 6935th and 4085th 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	$2.72	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903