Lagos vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$618
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
55
😀 Quality of life
41
62
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.11M

The cost of living in Lagos is 137% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4957th and 8825th ($1102 vs $466) 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 7632nd and 5663rd 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
$3.01
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$10637

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534