Lagos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$618
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
92
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 17% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4957th and 4418th ($1102 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 7632nd and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030