Lagos vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$618
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4957th and 7204th ($1102 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7632nd and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tehran

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Lagos Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$2007

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488