Lagos vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$536
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
48
27
😀 Quality of life
42
32
🏙️ Population
15.1M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lagos is 88% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5500th and 8447th ($1022 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7677th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Meru

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Lagos Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9031

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$1017
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$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
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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544