Lagos vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$536
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5500th and 5585th ($1022 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 7677th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sendai

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Lagos Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022