Abu Dhabi vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
82
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
15.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 332% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1938th and 8781st ($1936 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 369th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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