Lagos vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$598	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.64M

The cost of living in Lagos is 108% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4761st and 8367th ($1113 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6935th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs South Tangerang

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	Lagos	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$7711

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506