Lagos vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$618
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4957th and 5298th ($1102 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 260th in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 7632nd and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Saitama

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Lagos Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055