Lagos vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$536
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lagos is 148% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5500th and 8957th ($1022 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7677th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$633

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$1017
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$796
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$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
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$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285