Lagos vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$490
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
8
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lagos is 42% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5960th and 3452nd ($946 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7444th and 6808th 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
$3.44
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$8750

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415