Lagos vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$536
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$125
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
14
😀 Quality of life
42
26
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.16M

The cost of living in Lagos is 67% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5500th and 7819th ($1022 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Myanmar, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 7677th and 8950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Naypyidaw

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Lagos Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$8660

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$796
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$759
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$665
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$775
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
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$550
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$709
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$592
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$528
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$780
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$629
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$571
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$593
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$695
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$626
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$571
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$358
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$590
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$585
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$448
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$610
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$362
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$613
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$548
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$615
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$355
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$314
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1056
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$327
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$351
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$350
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$481
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$581
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$296
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$593
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$344
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$658
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$710
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$621