Lagos vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$598
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
69
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
11.1M

The cost of living in Lagos is 171% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4761st and 8934th ($1113 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6935th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$1172

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$677
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$779
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$590
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$695
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$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$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
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
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$369
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$401
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$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
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$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
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$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
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$265
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$366
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$372
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$346