Lagos vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$536
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
48
41
😀 Quality of life
42
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.43M

The cost of living in Lagos is 8% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5500th and 5028th ($1022 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1 months in Mecca. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7677th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mecca

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Lagos Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$4622

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514