Lagos vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$904
🏠 One person rent
$607
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
41
31
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lagos is 201% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4791st and 9038th ($1133 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6804th and 7946th 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
$2.98
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$1015

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286