Lagos vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$618
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
24
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
15.1M
592K

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4957th and 3451st ($1102 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 7632nd and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$10933

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536