Lagos vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$245
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.86M

The cost of living in Lagos is 69% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8781st and 3564th ($448 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Poland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7384th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Warsaw

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Lagos Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$11854

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385