Lagos vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
41
88
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.35M

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4957th and 1250th ($1102 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Italy, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1 months in Milan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 7632nd and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Milan

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Lagos Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$16429

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700