Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$889
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
47
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
767K
15.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4957th ($1449 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 588th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$2304

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$2514
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
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$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
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$529
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$1230
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$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
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$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$1013
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$743
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$793
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$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
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$674
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$852
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$1514
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$532
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$631
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$397
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$576