Lagos vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$4536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
15.1M
467K

The cost of living in Lagos is 60% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4761st and 379th ($1113 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 339th 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 231st in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$27134

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LagosLong Beach

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$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
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
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$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683