Cost of Living Comparison Between Ikeja and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ikeja and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ikeja is 44.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ikeja is 45% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.55 ₦2,235

$4.49 ฿144

-65.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.92 ₦47.5K

$46.15 ฿1,477

-28.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.19 ₦7,488

$8.77 ฿281

-40.82%

Cappuccino

$2.15 ₦3,097

$2.98 ฿95.4

-27.85%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₦490

$0.73 ฿23.49

-53.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.2 ₦288

$0.39 ฿12.62

-48.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.85 ₦1,227

$2.43 ฿77.8

-65.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₦1,999

$3.79 ฿121

-63.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 ₦3,200

$2.26 ฿72.3

-1.77%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 ₦1,744

$1.8 ฿57.5

-32.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.31 ₦3,331

$2.25 ฿72

2.67%

Eggs

$1.76 ₦2,531

$2.34 ฿74.8

-24.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.22 ₦8,966

$19.73 ฿631

-68.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.21 ₦6,075

$3.62 ฿116

16.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.45 ₦7,858

$13.45 ฿430

-59.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 ₦5,195

$3.24 ฿104

11.11%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 ₦2,963

$1.71 ฿54.6

20.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 ₦3,046

$2.33 ฿74.7

-9.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.4 ₦3,461

$1.98 ฿63.5

21.21%

Potato (1kg)

$2.37 ₦3,413

$1.58 ฿50.7

50.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.01 ₦2,897

$1.51 ฿48.32

33.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.93 ₦2,788

$1.01 ฿32.4

91.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ₦508

$0.52 ฿16.58

-32.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.25 ₦1,804

$4.49 ฿144

-72.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.19 ₦4,599

$19.8 ฿634

-83.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ₦928

$1.77 ฿56.8

-63.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 ₦1,279

$2.72 ฿86.9

-67.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 ₦455

$1.41 ฿45.13

-77.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.54 ₦13.8K

$11.71 ฿375

-18.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 ₦1,800

$3 ฿96.1

-58.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.21 ₦3,193

$1.01 ฿32.26

118.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.67 ₦6,738

$13.97 ฿447

-66.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.42 ₦598

$1.35 ฿43.18

-68.89%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.2K ₦29.1M

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-27.36%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.3K ₦29.3M

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-39.22%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$40.96 ₦59K

$122 ฿3,894

-66.34%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.11 ₦14.6K

$13.64 ฿436

-25.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.63 ₦49.9K

$18.85 ฿603

83.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,973

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.03 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$6.3 ₦9,085

$8.9 ฿285

-29.21%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$84.1 ₦121.3K

$702 ฿22.5K

-88.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,302 ₦3.3M

$16K ฿511.2K

-85.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.49 ₦28.1K

$58 ฿1,854

-66.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.08 ₦36.2K

$34.63 ฿1,108

-27.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.6 ₦91.6K

$115 ฿3,668

-44.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.5 ₦81.5K

$84.3 ฿2,697

-32.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$850 ₦1.2M

$615 ฿19.7K

38.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$614 ₦885.5K

$441 ฿14.1K

39.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,904 ₦2.7M

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-6.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,196 ₦1.7M

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-19.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,260 ฿136.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,973 ฿95.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$127 ₦183K

$665 ฿21.3K

-80.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.33

5.33

206.38%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ikeja: November 24, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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