Lagos vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$536
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
41
😀 Quality of life
42
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
331K

The cost of living in Lagos is 20% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5500th and 4626th ($1022 vs $1274) 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 7677th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs San Salvador

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Lagos San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5551

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$1017
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$796
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$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
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
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$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699