Lagos vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$536
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1887
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
92
😀 Quality of life
42
91
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 15% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 5500th and 4785th ($1022 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 7677th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Nagoya

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Lagos Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$12599

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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960