Lagos vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$4538
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1129
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1921
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
33
😀 Quality of life
42
84
🏙️ Population
15.1M
543K

The cost of living in Lagos is 47% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5500th and 2278th ($1022 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 7677th and 490th 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
$3.02
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$15659

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$1017
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$796
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$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
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$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
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$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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$2110
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$1638
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$776
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$2444
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$2366
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$3022
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$2227
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$2381
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$2298
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$2435
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$2471
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$2384
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$2359
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$2338
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$1961
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$2345
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$2324
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$2312
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$890
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$2353
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$2317
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$2316
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$2589
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$1764
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$978
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$1919
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