Lagos vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$245
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
87
😀 Quality of life
38
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8781st and 22nd ($448 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7384th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123