Lagos vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$607
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
418K

The cost of living in Lagos is 4% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4791st and 5025th ($1133 vs $1086) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6804th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$5212

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$1019
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050