Lagos vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$536
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
48
8
😀 Quality of life
42
56
🏙️ Population
15.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lagos is 4% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5500th and 5233rd ($1022 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Thailand, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 7677th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Phuket

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Lagos Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$16566

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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
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981