Lagos vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$536
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
66
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lagos is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5500th and 4144th ($1022 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7677th and 352nd 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
$3.02
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$7922

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492