Lagos vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$598	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	36
😀 Quality of life	40	26
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.16M

The cost of living in Lagos is 29% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4761st and 6216th ($1113 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Nigeria and Honduras, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 6935th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tegucigalpa

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	Lagos	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$3648

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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 Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$753
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$755
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1088
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$598
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1083
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$903
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$897
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$638
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$897
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$455
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$632
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$624
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1182
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1160
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1204
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$738
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$698
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$710
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$884
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$701
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$666
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$936
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$653
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$916
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$973
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$883
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$878
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$932