Lagos vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$618	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	84
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	15.1M	442K

The cost of living in Lagos is 65% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4957th and 118th ($1102 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 88th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Miami

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	Lagos	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$25246

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Cities near Lagos

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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101