Lagos vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$607
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
5
😀 Quality of life
41
50
🏙️ Population
15.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lagos is 193% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4791st and 9013th ($1133 vs $387) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6804th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$691

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284