Lagos vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$598	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	40	59
🏙️ Population	15.1M	687K

The cost of living in Lagos is 1% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4761st and 4828th ($1113 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6935th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zaragoza

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	Lagos	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387