Lagos vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$245
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
38
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
418K

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8781st and 5302nd ($448 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Albania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7384th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$4444

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009