Lagos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$607
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4791st and 4630th ($1133 vs $1190) 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 0.2 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 6804th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709