Jeddah vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$495
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
4.7M
15.1M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 146% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4731st and 8781st ($1100 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 1616th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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