Lagos vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$607
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
45
😀 Quality of life
41
56
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.34M

The cost of living in Lagos is 116% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4791st and 8488th ($1133 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6804th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$3666

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572