Lagos vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$598
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
13
😀 Quality of life
40
36
🏙️ Population
15.1M
948K

The cost of living in Lagos is 4% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4761st and 4590th ($1113 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Laos, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6935th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$9354

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$651
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
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$679
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$462
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$543
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$1161
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$579
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$588
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$558
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$654
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$584
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$545
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$563
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$691
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$500
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$496
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$633
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$592
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$513
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$641
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$647
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$604
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$639
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$595
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$553
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$715
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$717
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$513
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$554
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$941
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$570
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$644
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$591
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$753
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$548
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$610
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$573
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