Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$900
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
82
43
🏙️ Population
767K
15.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 54% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4139th and 5960th ($1455 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 2.1 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 562nd and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$2984

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666