Lagos vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$607
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lagos is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4791st and 3679th ($1133 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.2 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 6804th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$5054

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507