Lagos vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
467K

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4957th and 327th ($1102 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$19997

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821