Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$598
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4761st and 2911th ($1113 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6935th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529