Lagos vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$598	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	40	59
🏙️ Population	15.1M	1.48M

The cost of living in Lagos is 9% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4761st and 5351st ($1113 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Nigeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6935th and 5375th 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	$2.72	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$5821

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696