Lagos vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$618	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$2234
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	10
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	15.1M	274K

The cost of living in Lagos is 59% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4957th and 607th ($1102 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 7632nd and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Nassau

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	Lagos	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$14961

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661