Lagos vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$490
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
15.1M
595K

The cost of living in Lagos is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5960th and 4631st ($946 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7444th and 657th 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
$3.44
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$18197

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391