Lagos vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$598	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	22
😀 Quality of life	40	58
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.96M

The cost of living in Lagos is 6% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4761st and 5176th ($1113 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6935th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tijuana

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	Lagos	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$2569

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677