Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lagos | Riyadh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4957th and 3418th ($1102 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7632nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lagos vs Riyadh
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| Lagos | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 280 km or 174 mi | Warri | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
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| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
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| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
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