Cost of Living Comparison Between Lagos and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lagos and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lagos is 31% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lagos is 25.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 ₦4,060

$4.68 ฿151

-43.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.91 ₦76.7K

$46.4 ฿1,502

7.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.43 ₦8,343

$8.65 ฿280

-37.23%

Cappuccino

$2.1 ₦3,225

$3.09 ฿100

-32.04%

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

$0.37 ₦565

$0.73 ฿23.53

-49.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ₦339

$0.37 ฿11.95

-40.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.78 ₦1,206

$2.39 ฿77.4

-67.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₦2,131

$3.62 ฿117

-61.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.36 ₦3,621

$2.24 ฿72.5

5.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₦1,925

$1.8 ฿58.2

-30.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.29 ₦3,521

$2.24 ฿72.3

2.23%

Eggs

$1.77 ₦2,715

$2.23 ฿72.1

-20.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 ₦9,700

$19.31 ฿625

-67.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 ₦6,669

$3.77 ฿122

15.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.3 ₦8,147

$13.05 ฿422

-59.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.58 ₦5,509

$3.28 ฿106

9.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.11 ₦3,241

$1.63 ฿52.6

29.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 ₦3,325

$2.4 ฿77.7

-10.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.34 ₦3,589

$1.99 ฿64.3

17.59%

Potato (1kg)

$2.41 ₦3,708

$1.53 ฿49.62

57.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.94 ₦2,981

$1.49 ฿48.11

30.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.02 ₦3,102

$1.02 ฿32.87

98.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 ₦588

$0.48 ฿15.61

-20.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 ₦1,951

$4.32 ฿140

-70.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.17 ₦4,875

$21.68 ฿702

-85.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 ₦993

$1.77 ฿57.3

-63.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 ₦1,429

$2.79 ฿90.4

-66.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 ₦1,152

$1.35 ฿43.74

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.83 ₦55.1K

$11.76 ฿380

204.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₦1,823

$3.15 ฿102

-62.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.24 ₦3,447

$1 ฿32.3

124.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.82 ₦7,404

$13.64 ฿442

-64.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.74 ₦1,135

$1.3 ฿42.2

-43.08%

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

$20.4K ₦31.3M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-25.52%

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

$20.9K ₦32.1M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-38.47%

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

$42.25 ₦64.9K

$123 ฿3,970

-65.56%

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

$10.05 ₦15.4K

$13.93 ฿451

-27.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.72 ₦51.8K

$18.24 ฿590

84.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.86 ₦47.4K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-49.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.47 ₦19.2K

$17.11 ฿554

-27.12%

Cinema Ticket

$6.44 ₦9,894

$9.07 ฿294

-29.00%

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

$82.6 ₦126.9K

$694 ฿22.5K

-88.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,270 ₦3.5M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-85.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.47 ₦29.9K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-66.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.81 ₦38.1K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-28.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 ₦100.7K

$115 ฿3,727

-43.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.4 ₦86.7K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-33.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,070 ₦1.6M

$611 ฿19.8K

75.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$614 ₦943K

$442 ฿14.3K

38.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,689 ₦4.1M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

33.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,346 ₦2.1M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-7.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,916 ₦2.9M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-54.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,611 ₦2.5M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-44.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$122 ₦186.9K

$697 ฿22.5K

-82.54%

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 Lagos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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