Lagos vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$245
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
46
😀 Quality of life
38
53
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 16% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8781st and 8260th ($448 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 75th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7384th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$555

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$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700