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Lagos vs Yangon

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Yangon edges it, 41 to 38, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Lagos is stronger on quality of life; Yangon on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.0 of 38 points (scores 63/100)Safety: 2.2 of 38 points (scores 20/100)Healthcare: 4.1 of 38 points (scores 37/100)Internet: 5.2 of 38 points (scores 47/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 38 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 4.3 of 38 points (scores 39/100)Climate: 3.7 of 38 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 3.8 of 38 points (scores 34/100)Quality of life: 3.8 of 38 points (scores 35/100)38
Lagos
out of 100

Africa's biggest city and startup scene

Full Lagos profile →Where to stay in Lagos →
Cost of living: 7.5 of 41 points (scores 68/100)Safety: 3.5 of 41 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 5.1 of 41 points (scores 46/100)Internet: 4.9 of 41 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 41 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 4.8 of 41 points (scores 43/100)Climate: 4.6 of 41 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 4.8 of 41 points (scores 43/100)Quality of life: 2.5 of 41 points (scores 22/100)41
Yangon
out of 100

Myanmar's largest city, now largely off-limits under an ongoing civil conflict

Full Yangon profile →Where to stay in Yangon →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricLagosYangon
Cost of living6368 ✓
Safety2032 ✓
Healthcare3746 ✓
Internet47 ✓44
Visa ease3232
Getting there & around3943 ✓
Climate3342 ✓
Air quality3443 ✓
Quality of life35 ✓22

Cost

MetricLagosYangon
Monthly cost, one person$922$820 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent$532no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricLagosYangon
Homicides per 100k15.753.9 ✓
Political stability (0–100)35.1 ✓28.5
UHC service coverage (0–100)4752 ✓
Life expectancy63.4 yrs67.8 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricLagosYangon
Download11.2 Mbps ✓8.1 Mbps
Upload4.7 Mbps8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricLagosYangon
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, UK passporte-visa requirede-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricLagosYangon
Non-stop airport destinations50 ✓29
Walkability (1–5, editorial)12 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricLagosYangon
Comfortable months per year45 ✓
Annual mean PM2.534.6 µg/m³30.7 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Lagos or Yangon?
Yangon is cheaper: about $820 per month versus $922 for one person.
Is Lagos or Yangon safer?
Yangon scores higher on safety (32 vs 20), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Lagos or Yangon?
Lagos: a measured median of 11.2 Mbps versus 8.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.