Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$490
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5960th and 3485th ($946 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 7444th and 899th 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
$3.44
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459