Cost of Living in

Lagos State

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Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1238 $2948
Without rent $632 $1579
Rent & Utilities $565.28 $1789.48
Food $305 $870
Transport $205.75 $592.59
Monthly salary after tax $152.96
Quality of life 46.04
Life expectancy 69.94
Population 861.3K

The cost of living in Lagos State is $1238, which is 1.24 times more expensive than the average in Nigeria. Lagos State ranked 74th most expensive in Nigeria.

The average salary after taxes in Lagos State is $152.96, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months.

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We calculate prices for Lagos State State as a population-weighted mean of 1 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1238 74 / 77
Without rent $632 77 / 77
Rent & Utilities $565.28 68 / 77
Food $305 73 / 77
Transport $205.75 77 / 77
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 883.19$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 416.49$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1907.09$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1464.95$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 21.17$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 43$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 36.08$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 16.49$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1498$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 257$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 2.79$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 36.44$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 6.53$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.93$
Cappuccino 2.27$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.43$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.58$
Monthly ticket local transport 43.27$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 21.36$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 0.79$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 3.23$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.69$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.5$
Eggs, x12 2.2$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 5.02$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 5.07$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 5.68$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.25$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.74$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.08$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.77$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.55$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 0.57$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 6.11$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.15$
Cigarette pack 1.23$
Cold medicince, 1 week 1.53$
Hair Shampoo 0.91$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 0.4$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.47$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 38.55$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 6.96$
Doctor's visit 11.12$
Haircut, simple 2.03$
Brand Jeans 25.07$
Brand Sneakers 66.36$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 64.94$
International Primary School, 1 year 2248$
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Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Owerri
$1729
2Federal Capital Territory
$1436
3Abuja
$1365
4Lagos State
$1238
5Onitsha
$1083
6Abeokuta
$1039
7Ogun
$1023
8Edo
$999
9Abia
$945
10Taraba (Nigeria)
$936
11Niger (Nigeria)
$896
12Adamawa (Nigeria)
$877
13Jos
$871
14Kebbi
$839
15Umuahia
$820
16Minna
$801
17Imo
$794
18Oyo State
$784
19Anambra
$783
20Aba
$761
21Warri
$725
22Osogbo
$721
23Offa
$720
24Oyo
$719
25Yobe
$719
26Katsina
$714
27Ondo Province
$711
28Awka
$692
29Koko
$691
30Baure
$687
31Mushin
$684
32Maiduguri
$684
33Itele
$683
34Gombe (Nigeria)
$672
35Ekiti
$671
36Kano
$666
37Bauchi
$656
38Kaduna
$655
39Ife
$654
40Borno (Nigeria)
$651
41Delta (Nigeria)
$650
42Plateau (Nigeria)
$650
43Jigawa
$631
44Kwara
$630
45Osun
$625
46Benin
$621
47Ado Ekiti
$617
48Zaria
$616
49Bayelsa State
$615
50Ibadan
$615
51Damaturu
$611
52Lagos
$606
53Port Harcourt
$602
54Mubi
$599
55Ondo
$598
56Akwa Ibom
$581
57Hong
$573
58Sokoto
$572
59Nasarawa
$571
60Amawom
$566
61Rivers State
$566
62Ilorin
$558
63Ijebu-Ode
$555
64Owo
$539
65Akure
$537
66Ekiti State
$533
67Zamfara
$522
68Delta Province
$503
69Gusau
$503
70Enugu
$501
71Inisa
$495
72Ebonyi
$492
73Cross River
$490
74Kumo
$487
75Benue
$417
76Calabar
$402
77Kogi
$401

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