Lagos vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	15.1M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lagos is 46% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4761st and 1654th ($1113 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6935th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Perth

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	Lagos	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$11252

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645