Lagos vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	34
😀 Quality of life	40	80
🏙️ Population	15.1M	543K

The cost of living in Lagos is 43% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4761st and 1962nd ($1113 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1679th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Tucson

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	Lagos	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262