Lagos vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$490
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
23
😀 Quality of life
43
69
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lagos is 19% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5960th and 4843rd ($946 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 7444th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Medina

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Lagos Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$5520

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077