Lagos vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$618
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
41
90
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lagos is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4957th and 5094th ($1102 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7632nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$5899

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013