Lagos vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.35M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4761st and 1772nd ($1113 vs $2022) 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 6935th and 341st 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
$2.72
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$14604

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LagosMilan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$677
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$779
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$590
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$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
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$433
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506