Lagos vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$607
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lagos is 33% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4791st and 6257th ($1133 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6804th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$7706

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934