Lagos vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$536
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
15.1M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5500th and 3249th ($1022 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Japan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7677th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tokyo

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Lagos Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005