Lagos vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
47
87
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
518K

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4957th and 2353rd ($1102 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 149th in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7632nd and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$24382

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$1013
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$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851