Lagos

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

8
87/265
Details
Large apartment$820.00
Medium apartment$720.00
Rent index [score]0.73
Small apartment$630.00

Cost of Living

9
25/248
Details
5km taxi ride$5.30
A Cappuccino$3.50
A beer$0.97
A kilogram of Apples$2.60
Bread$0.43
Inflation [score]0.91
Lunch$6.00
Monthly fitness club membership$43.00
Monthly public transport$39.00
Movie ticket$4.30
Price of a meal at a restaurant$27.28

Startups

6
46/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups11
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.56
Coworking spaces [score]0.10
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co1
Meetups [score]0.43
Meetups groups97
Meetups members72272
Number of investors21
Number of startup events in the last 12 months560
Number of upcoming meetup events30
Startup climate scene [score]0.52
Startup events64
Startup events [score]0.60
Startups [score]0.73
Total number of startups301

Venture Capital

3
125/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.25

Travel Connectivity

2
196/266
Details
Airport hub42
Airport hub [score]0.25
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.10

Commute

4
230/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Nigeria/Lagos
Traffic handling [score]0.10

Business Freedom

3
253/264
Details
Business freedom48.70
Business freedom [score]0.12
Freedom from corruption27.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.12
Lack of labor restrictions72.90
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.68
Time to open a business24.00
Time to open a business [score]0.73

Safety

6
198/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.20
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year33
Guns per 100 residents2
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.10
Lack of guns [score]0.99
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.55

Healthcare

2
264/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.14
Healthcare quality [score]0.25
Life expectancy (years)54.46
Life expectancy [score]0.10

Education

N/A
Details

Environmental Quality

2
258/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.34
Cleanliness [score]0.15
Drinking water quality [score]0.13
Urban greenery [score]0.15

Economy

5
146/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area365.34
Currency for urban areaNGN
GDP growth rate0.06
GDP growth rate [score]0.90
GDP per capita$6031.42
GDP per capita [score]0.11

Taxation

6
54/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.72
Income tax level [score]0.53
Profit tax (% of profit)0.34
Time overhead to file company taxes956
VAT (Sales Tax)0.05

Internet Access

2
254/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)6.84
Internet access (download) [score]0.10
Internet access (upload) [score]0.23
Upload speed (Mbps)4.96

Leisure & Culture

1
260/264
Details
Art galleries47
Art galleries [score]0.54
Cinemas23
Cinemas [score]0.36
Comedy clubs4
Comedy clubs [score]0.48
Concert venues65
Concerts [score]0.26
Historical sites5
Historical sites [score]0.17
Museums6
Museums [score]0.10
Performing art venues24
Performing arts [score]0.39
Sport venues17
Sports [score]0.32
Zoos1
Zoos [score]0.18

Tolerance

1
266/266
Details
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor)0.01
LGBT Equality Index20.82
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.18
LGBT adoption rights✖ Illegal
LGBT age of consent✖ Unequal
LGBT blood donation regulations✔ Legal
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT employment discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rightsMale illegal, female uncertain
LGBT housing discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT marriage rights✖ Not legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.10

Outdoors

4
196/266
Details
Seaside access1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)9.00
Water access [score]0.76
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Cost of living

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Housing costs (USD)

$540$910
$720
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$43
Movie ticket$4
Broadband internet connection$35
Monthly public transport$39
Lunch$6
-64%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Lagos are below average. For this job type, Lagos ranks 193rd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Lagos.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$29,740
Median salary
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

1.50
Guns per 100 people
33
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Lagos in position 246 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Lagos

Population of Lagos

9,934,700
6,086 /km²
13/264
Density (people per unit of area)
13%
Growth in 2015-2020
Lagos

Demographics of Nigeria

Median age
18
Elderly people
3%
Life expectancy at birth
53
GDP per capita (in USD)
$6,031
250/263
Unemployment
24%
256/264

Languages

Common spoken languages
English

Friends living in Lagos

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Work in:

UX Designer
10.00%
Marketing Manager
10.00%
C Level Executive
10.00%
Founder
10.00%
Copywriter
10.00%
Web Developer
10.00%
Operations Manager
10.00%
Other
30.00%

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Climate

Average number of days per year without rain

312

Climate type

Tropical Savanna

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Lagos

Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria. With an estimated population of 8.8 million inhabitants in the city, or rather 10.7 million in the metropolitan area, Lagos ranks second only to Cairo as the largest city in Africa.

The UN estimates that at its present growth rate, Lagos state will be third largest mega city in the world by 2015 after Tokyo in Japan and Mumbai in India.

The main districts are the mainland, Greater Lagos and the Islands. Three major bridges join the island to the mainland. They are the Carter Bridge which start from Iddo Island, the Eko Bridge (formerly called the Second Mainland Bridge) and the Third Mainland Bridge which passes through densely populated mainland suburbs through Lagos lagoon.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Nigeria
135th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

115th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

25th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

88th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

111st

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

151st

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

145th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

127th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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