Lagos vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$490
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
55
😀 Quality of life
43
47
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lagos is 109% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5960th and 8852nd ($946 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 7444th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Medan

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Lagos Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$7769

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550