Lagos vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$490
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$215
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
46
😀 Quality of life
43
61
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.34M

The cost of living in Lagos is 95% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5960th and 8746th ($946 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th 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 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 7444th and 5739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Makassar

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Lagos Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$3858

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$995
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$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
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$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
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$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640