Lagos vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$618
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
54
😀 Quality of life
41
37
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.81M

The cost of living in Lagos is 21% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 4957th and 6170th ($1102 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Nigeria and Sudan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Omdurman ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7632nd and 8150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$1919

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$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
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
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$397
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$896
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$879
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$1116
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$857
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$925
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$867
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$971
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$1016
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$500
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$964
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$498
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$508
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$533
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$864
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$499
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$826
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$944
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$960
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$1039
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$348
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1155
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$1162
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$1289
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$802
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$520
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$519
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$903
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$791
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$911
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$365
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$522
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$1031
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$428
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$918
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$499
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$559
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$527
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$398
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$498