Lagos vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$245
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
38
78
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8781st and 5135th ($448 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 282nd in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 7384th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011