Lagos vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$536
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
42
62
🏙️ Population
15.1M
573K

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5500th and 6865th ($1022 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Morocco, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7677th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Rabat

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Lagos Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$7353

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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
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727