Lagos vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
90
😀 Quality of life
42
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
548K

The cost of living in Lagos is 57% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5500th and 1156th ($1022 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7677th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Manchester

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Lagos Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$21096

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$1017
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$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862