Dhaka vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$118	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$162
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	47
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	15.1M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 61% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8899th and 4761st ($430 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Nigeria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5971st and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lagos

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	Dhaka	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2289

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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