Lagos vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	40	100
🏙️ Population	15.1M	4.84M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4761st and 745th ($1113 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6935th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sydney

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	Lagos	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683