Lagos vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$536
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
23
😀 Quality of life
42
60
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.37M

The cost of living in Lagos is 30% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5500th and 6818th ($1022 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1 months in Samsun. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 7677th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Samsun

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Lagos Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$3447

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$1017
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$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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907