Columbus vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$75
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
92
42
🏙️ Population
906K
15.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 108% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1686th and 5500th ($2127 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 96th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lagos

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Columbus Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$2622

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612