Lagos vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$536
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
42
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lagos is 28% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5500th and 6763rd ($1022 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7677th and 6139th 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
$3.02
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9106

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810