Lagos vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$618
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
70
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 11% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4957th and 4611th ($1102 vs $1244) 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 7632nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$9717

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$1013
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$793
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$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777