Addis Ababa vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$407
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
3.04M
15.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 106% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5819th and 8781st ($923 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7141st and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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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