Lagos vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$618
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
22
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lagos is 7% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4957th and 4743rd ($1102 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7632nd and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$5508

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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
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987