Lagos vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
38
91
🏙️ Population
15.1M
548K

The cost of living in Lagos is 78% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8781st and 1798th ($448 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7384th and 110th 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
$1.28
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629