Lagos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$536
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
15.1M
449K

The cost of living in Lagos is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5500th and 13th ($1022 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7677th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zurich

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Lagos Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171