Lagos vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$490
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
90
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
548K

The cost of living in Lagos is 60% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5960th and 1193rd ($946 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7444th and 84th 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
$3.44
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831