Lagos vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
24
😀 Quality of life
42
79
🏙️ Population
15.1M
599K

The cost of living in Lagos is 41% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5500th and 3160th ($1022 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1 months in Malaga. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 7677th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Malaga

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Lagos Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538