Lagos vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$998
🏠 One person rent
$490
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
15.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lagos is 130% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5960th and 8941st ($946 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Nigeria and Bhutan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7444th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Thimphu

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Lagos Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$600

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$995
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$768
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$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274