Lagos vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$490
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5960th and 5531st ($946 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 7444th and 2040th 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
$3.44
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014