Lagos vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$598	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	40	65
🏙️ Population	15.1M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lagos is 14% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4761st and 5654th ($1113 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6935th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sao Paulo

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	Lagos	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611