Albuquerque vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2969
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1499
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	41
🏙️ Population	565K	15.1M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 86% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4791st ($2111 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 3rd in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 396th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Lagos

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	Albuquerque	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$2307

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$755
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$759
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$699
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$774
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$704
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$635
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$711
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$537
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$655
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$886
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$656
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$345
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$570
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$652
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1036
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$652
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$368
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$846
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$585
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1686
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$656
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$469
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$906
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$638
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$787
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1262
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$412
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$546
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$374
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492