Birmingham vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	1.14M	15.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4761st ($1951 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 35th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Lagos

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	Birmingham	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$2289

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$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
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$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
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507