Lagos vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lagos	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2969	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1499	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$180	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	15.1M	459K

The cost of living in Lagos is 49% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4791st and 1277th ($1133 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1122nd 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6804th and 186th 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	$2.98	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.78	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.26%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$253	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.95	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.06	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2307	$18476

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Cities near Lagos

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701