Lagos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$607
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
71
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
15.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4791st and 3292nd ($1133 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6804th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489