Lagos vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$607
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
548K

The cost of living in Lagos is 47% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4791st and 1500th ($1133 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6804th and 76th 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
$2.98
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$17390

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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761