Lagos vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$536
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
19
😀 Quality of life
42
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
151K

The cost of living in Lagos is 4% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5500th and 5191st ($1022 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Nigeria and Montenegro, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 7677th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$8022

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571