Lagos vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
38
85
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lagos is 78% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8781st and 1623rd ($448 vs $2074) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 7384th and 292nd 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
$1.28
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$15544

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550