Lagos vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$618
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
47
7
😀 Quality of life
41
57
🏙️ Population
15.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4957th and 5469th ($1102 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 7632nd and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$14328

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$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
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866