Lagos vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1004
🏠 One person rent
$536
$108
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$158
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
38
😀 Quality of life
42
44
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.54M

The cost of living in Lagos is 164% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5500th and 8996th ($1022 vs $388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Palembang ranked 29th in Indonesia, while ranked 7677th and 7310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Palembang

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Lagos Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$64.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$60.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$2.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$7191

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$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
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$405
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$439
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$439
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$417
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$456
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627