Lagos vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$536
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
55
😀 Quality of life
42
48
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lagos is 122% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5500th and 8850th ($1022 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7677th and 6907th 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
$3.02
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9091

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$796
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572