Lagos vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$607
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
41
57
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4791st and 6689th ($1133 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6804th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768