Lagos vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$490
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
83
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
15.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5960th and 7177th ($946 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 7444th and 4560th 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
$3.44
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$4986

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281