Lagos vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lagos Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$618
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
83
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4957th and 7064th ($1102 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 7632nd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lagos vs Mumbai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lagos vs Mumbai

Prices for goods and services in Lagos and Mumbai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lagos Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$3820

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310