Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
47
😀 Quality of life
75
40
🏙️ Population
767K
15.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 66% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2271st and 4761st ($1844 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$2289

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$2240
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$1196
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$1540
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$1721
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$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
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$634
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$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
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$1223
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$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
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$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
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$829
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$809
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$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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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
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
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$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$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
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
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$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$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