Lagos vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$536
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
42
62
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.2M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5500th and 5110th ($1022 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 7677th and 5729th 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
$3.02
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$6928

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$665
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$775
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$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
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$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
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$386
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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
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$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550