Lagos vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$536
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
13
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
948K

The cost of living in Lagos is 3% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5500th and 5255th ($1022 vs $1056) 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 7677th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Vientiane

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Lagos Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9882

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$775
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$612
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$659
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$650
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$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
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$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
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$562
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$664
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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380