Al Ain vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$4269
🏠 One person rent
$889
$908
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$2727
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
767K
14.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2952nd and 2949th ($1449 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4608th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$2581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
17.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$19.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$2913

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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
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$1245
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$1277
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$968
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$1277
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$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$1191
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$676
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$733
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$943
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$598
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$673
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$644
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$517
203 km or 126 mi Save
$643
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$617
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
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$683
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$849
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$726
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$684
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$635
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$676
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$635
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$343
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$431
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$636
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$563
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$644
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$409
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$379
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$736
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$380
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$558
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1592
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$633
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$764
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$931
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$739
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$613
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$664
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$1306
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$389
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$418
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$630
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$394