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

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Lagos San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$618
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
87
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4957th and 6th ($1102 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$22302

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254