Lagos vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$618
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
52
😀 Quality of life
41
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
791K

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4957th and 5515th ($1102 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 7632nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001