Lagos vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$245
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
8
😀 Quality of life
38
59
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lagos is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8781st and 3034th ($448 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7384th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Victoria

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Lagos Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524