Lagos vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$598	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	47	7
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	15.1M	77.6K

The cost of living in Lagos is 18% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4761st and 5827th ($1113 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6935th and 6063rd 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	$2.72	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810