Lagos vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$245
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
52
😀 Quality of life
38
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
791K

The cost of living in Lagos is 58% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8781st and 4949th ($448 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 172nd in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 7384th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$15169

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942