Chicago vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
2.75M
15.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 483% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 505th and 8781st ($2613 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 3rd in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$718

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443