Lagos vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Lagos | San Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lagos is 8% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4761st and 4469th ($1113 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and El Salvador, respectively. Check Nigeria vs El Salvador comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6935th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Lagos vs San Salvador
Prices for goods and services in Lagos and San Salvador are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Lagos | San Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
$349
$907
$6.64K
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Lagos
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 48 mi |  Abeokuta | |
| 87 km or 54 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Cotonou | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Ibadan | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Oyo | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Ife | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Abomey | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Osogbo | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Save | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Akure | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Lome | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Benin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Owo | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Ilorin | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Atakpame | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Kpalime | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Ho | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hohoe | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Onitsha | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Sokode | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Tema | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Awka | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Koforidua | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Accra | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Owerri | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Kara | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Enugu | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Umuahia | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Aba | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Minna | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Abuja | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Kumasi | |
| 562 km or 350 mi | Obuasi | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Calabar | |
| 572 km or 356 mi | Tamale |
Cities near San Salvador
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2 km or 3.2 mi |  Mejicanos | |
| 6.1 km or 3.8 mi | Soyapango | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Santa Tecla | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Apopa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Santa Ana | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Sonsonate | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Ahuachapan | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Usulutan | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | San Miguel | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Jalapa | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | San Miguel Petapa | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Guatemala City | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mixco | |
| 187 km or 116 mi |  Comayagua | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Tegucigalpa | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Villanueva | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Coban | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | San Pedro Sula | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | La Lima | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Panajachel | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | El Progreso | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Choloma | |
| 253 km or 157 mi |  Chinandega | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Mazatenango | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Yoro | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Puerto Cortes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Quetzaltenango | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Momostenango | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Leon | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Esteli | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | La Ceiba | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Jinotega | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Tapachula | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Managua | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Matagalpa | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Flores | |
| 385 km or 239 mi |  San Ignacio | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Masaya | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Belmopan | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Granada |