Lagos vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$598
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4761st and 5132nd ($1113 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6935th and 156th 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
$2.72
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$5986

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120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034