Lagos vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$618
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
60
😀 Quality of life
41
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.62M

The cost of living in Lagos is 126% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4957th and 8757th ($1102 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 7632nd and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$2330

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$422
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413