Lagos vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$598	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	40	86
🏙️ Population	15.1M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lagos is 35% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4761st and 2624th ($1113 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Italy, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6935th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Rome

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	Lagos	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$9864

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201