Lagos vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$989
🏠 One person rent
$536
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
48
69
😀 Quality of life
42
51
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lagos is 139% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5500th and 8928th ($1022 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7677th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Rawalpindi

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Lagos Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$782

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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
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$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
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$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265