Auckland vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1226
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$114
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$74.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.47M	15.1M

The cost of living in Auckland is 409% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1099th and 8781st ($2279 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Nigeria, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 119th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Lagos

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	Auckland	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$0.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$718

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$826
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$732
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$262
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$407
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$250
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$677
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$310
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$243
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$678
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$315
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$272
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$314
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$617
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$351
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$616
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$353
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$482
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$354
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$617
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$512
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$325
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$497
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$582
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$620
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$233
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$313
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$288
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$416
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$459
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$237
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443