Lagos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$536
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 28% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5500th and 4274th ($1022 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7677th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mexico City

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Lagos Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023