Lagos vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
91
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
548K

The cost of living in Lagos is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4957th and 1330th ($1102 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7632nd and 107th 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
$3.01
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$20873

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$1013
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$743
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$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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$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804