Lagos vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$618	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	74
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	15.1M	459K

The cost of living in Lagos is 54% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4957th and 1045th ($1102 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 916th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Virginia Beach

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	Lagos	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$16163

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710