Lagos vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
80
😀 Quality of life
42
95
🏙️ Population
15.1M
737K

The cost of living in Lagos is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5500th and 142nd ($1022 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7677th and 32nd 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
$3.02
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$28950

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$1017
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$741
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$796
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$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
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$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
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$2641
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$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
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$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
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$2173