Lagos vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$536
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
42
81
🏙️ Population
15.1M
595K

The cost of living in Lagos is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5500th and 4678th ($1022 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7677th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Riga

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Lagos Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17597

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406