Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$612
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
767K
15.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 153% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4616th and 8781st ($1132 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 496th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$718

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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$826
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$697
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$732
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$262
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$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
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$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
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$233
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$313
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$288
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$416
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$459
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$237
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$443