Lagos vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$490
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lagos is 1% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5960th and 6046th ($946 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Mongolia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7444th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Ulaanbaatar

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Lagos Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$8817

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672