Lagos vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$536
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
42
77
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5500th and 5151st ($1022 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd 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 64th in Japan, while ranked 7677th and 1177th 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
$3.02
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$15321

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102