Lagos vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$607
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
41
19
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lagos is 106% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4791st and 8269th ($1133 vs $550) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6804th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$2963

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810