Lagos vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$598
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
52
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
791K

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4761st and 5101st ($1113 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 306th in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 6935th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$15118

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$1030
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$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052