Lagos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$490
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
15.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lagos is 36% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5960th and 4074th ($946 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7444th and 2482nd 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
$3.44
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005