Lagos vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$618
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
45
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.34M

The cost of living in Lagos is 111% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4957th and 8505th ($1102 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 7632nd and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$4103

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$1013
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$743
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$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
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
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$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578