Lagos vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$245
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
5
😀 Quality of life
38
36
🏙️ Population
15.1M
79.2K

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.8% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8781st and 8761st ($448 vs $452) 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 months in Thimphu. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 7384th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$701

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288