Lagos vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$536
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$2629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
65
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.2% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5500th and 5510th ($1022 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Nigeria and South Korea, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 7677th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Ulsan

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Lagos Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$15450

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$1017
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$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
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982