Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$245
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
38
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8781st and 2922nd ($448 vs $1642) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7384th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$9649

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561