Lagos vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$598
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
68
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4761st and 6622nd ($1113 vs $760) 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 0.1 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 6935th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Nairobi

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Lagos Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$7984

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$670
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$709
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$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
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$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
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$552
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$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
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$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785