Lagos vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$490
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$4372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
467K

The cost of living in Lagos is 65% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5960th and 604th ($946 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 7444th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Long Beach

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Lagos Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$19617

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164