Lagos vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
467K

The cost of living in Lagos is 63% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5500th and 524th ($1022 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 453rd 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 282nd in the United States, while ranked 7677th and 992nd 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
$3.02
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$22757

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059