Lagos vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$607
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
41
64
🏙️ Population
15.1M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 58% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4791st and 6838th ($1133 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6804th and 4476th 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
$2.98
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283