Lagos vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
98
😀 Quality of life
42
88
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.35M

The cost of living in Lagos is 57% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5500th and 1148th ($1022 vs $2370) 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 7677th and 336th 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
$3.02
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$18202

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719