Lagos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$245
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
38
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 65% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8781st and 4206th ($448 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7384th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881