Lagos vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$607
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
737K

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4791st and 206th ($1133 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 168th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6804th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Seattle

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Lagos Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$28179

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$1019
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$710
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$755
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
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$2172
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$2569
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$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
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$2774
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$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
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$2612
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$2314
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$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
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$2263