Lagos vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$490
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
43
79
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5960th and 4339th ($946 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7444th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sofia

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Lagos Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$12236

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800