Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$903
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
84
42
🏙️ Population
767K
15.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 43% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4207th and 5500th ($1457 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 505th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$2622

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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1017
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$741
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$796
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$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
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$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
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$612