Lagos vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$607
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
8
😀 Quality of life
41
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
24.7K

The cost of living in Lagos is 27% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4791st and 3466th ($1133 vs $1552) 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 6804th and 5469th 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
$2.98
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$8081

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$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482