Lagos vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$536
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
48
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
389K

The cost of living in Lagos is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5500th and 4667th ($1022 vs $1256) 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 0.1 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 7677th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tirana

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Lagos Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$6657

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$796
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$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
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$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013