Lagos vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$598	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	23
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	15.1M	2.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4761st and 6606th ($1113 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6935th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Manaus

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	Lagos	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$4516

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638