Lagos vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$607
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
15.1M
605K

The cost of living in Lagos is 3% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4791st and 4672nd ($1133 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Latvia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6804th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$13962

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$1019
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363