Addis Ababa vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$710
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
47
😀 Quality of life
39
40
🏙️ Population
5.7M
15.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4540th and 4761st ($1180 vs $1113) 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7025th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lagos

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Addis Ababa Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$2289

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$571
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$836
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$660
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$540
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$487
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$943
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$520
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$486
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$488
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$1006
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$482
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$507
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$496
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$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
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$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
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$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
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$594
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$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$1030
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$670
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$709
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$776
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$677
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$779
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$590
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$695
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$613
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$634
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$666
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$755
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$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
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$535
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$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
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$649
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$972
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$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
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$679
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$462
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$883
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$621
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$743
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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$507