Lagos vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$536
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
42
48
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.27M

The cost of living in Lagos is 3% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5500th and 5251st ($1022 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 7677th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Soweto

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Lagos Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$4370

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950