Lagos vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$536
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
23
😀 Quality of life
42
69
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lagos is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5500th and 4849th ($1022 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 7677th and 4347th 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
$3.02
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5515

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010