Lagos vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lagos	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$448	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1226	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$245	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$114	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$74.4	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	38	58
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.48M

The cost of living in Lagos is 63% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 8781st and 4389th ($448 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 7384th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Zapopan

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	Lagos	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.28	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.8	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.23	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.32	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.18	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.36	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.3	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.4%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$564	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$159	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.58	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.84	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.24	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.86	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.19	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$31.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.6	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$718	$5586

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$826
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$732
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$262
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$407
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$250
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$677
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$310
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$243
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$678
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$315
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$272
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$314
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$617
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$351
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$616
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$353
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$482
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$354
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$617
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$512
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$325
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$497
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$582
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$620
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$233
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$313
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$288
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$416
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$459
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$237
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781