Lagos vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lagos Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$536
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 23% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5500th and 4516th ($1022 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7677th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lagos vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Lagos and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lagos Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$11223

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784