Doha vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
48
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
1.19M
15.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 122% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1744th and 5960th ($2100 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Nigeria, respectively. Check Qatar vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 513th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Lagos

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Doha Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666