Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$536
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5500th and 3529th ($1022 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7677th and 879th 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
$3.02
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487