Lagos vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$245
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
38
23
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lagos is 14% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8781st and 8335th ($448 vs $523) 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 7384th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$2959

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840