Lagos vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$536
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
30
😀 Quality of life
42
55
🏙️ Population
15.1M
431K

The cost of living in Lagos is 0.1% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5500th and 5494th ($1022 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7677th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Windhoek

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Lagos Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5907

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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
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$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
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$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
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$934
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$971
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$968
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$874
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$986
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$883
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$905
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$873
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$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
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$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
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$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
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$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
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$1017
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$633
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$595
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$791
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$950
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$826
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$1057
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$763
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$875
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$958
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$692
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$1049
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$1171
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$967
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$765
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$665
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$892