Lagos vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$536
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
83
😀 Quality of life
42
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5500th and 7076th ($1022 vs $733) 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 7677th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mumbai

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Lagos Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301