Lagos vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$598
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
5
😀 Quality of life
40
34
🏙️ Population
15.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lagos is 164% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4761st and 8915th ($1113 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6935th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$666

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$1030
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$670
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$709
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
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$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
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$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300