Lagos vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$598	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	44
😀 Quality of life	40	58
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lagos is 20% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4761st and 5898th ($1113 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6935th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Santo Domingo

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	Lagos	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521