Lagos vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$598	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	15.1M	442K

The cost of living in Lagos is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4761st and 119th ($1113 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 29th in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 140th 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	$2.72	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$23889

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882