Lagos vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$618
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$2635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
47
98
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
15.1M
919K

The cost of living in Lagos is 23% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4957th and 4157th ($1102 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and South Korea, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 7632nd and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Seongnam

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Lagos Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063