Colorado Springs vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
48
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
479K
15.1M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 169% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 819th and 5960th ($2548 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 297th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Lagos

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Colorado Springs Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$2984

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2521
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$1961
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2534
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2542
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2288
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2391
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2749
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2548
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2848
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2627
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2382
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2649
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2642
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2729
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2986
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2594
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2800
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$3013
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2571
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2028
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2506
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2346
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1770
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1900
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2417
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2293
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2237
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1741
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2212
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2470
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1730
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1875
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1646
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2029

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666