Lagos vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$490
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
66
😀 Quality of life
43
86
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5960th and 3851st ($946 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7444th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sharjah

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Lagos Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$8199

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469