Lagos vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$536
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
33
😀 Quality of life
42
40
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lagos is 86% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5500th and 8377th ($1022 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Yemen, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7677th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sanaa

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Lagos Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$3830

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996