Lagos vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lagos	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$448	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1226	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$245	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$114	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$74.4	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	38	42
🏙️ Population	15.1M	116K

The cost of living in Lagos is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8781st and 7072nd ($448 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Nigeria and Thailand, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 7384th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Pattaya

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	Lagos	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.28	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.8	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.23	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.32	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.36	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.3	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.4%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$564	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$159	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.58	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.84	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.24	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.86	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.19	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$31.3	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.6	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$718	$8397

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509