Detroit vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
48
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
639K
15.1M

The cost of living in Detroit is 119% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1839th and 5960th ($2070 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 Detroit compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 319th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Lagos

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Detroit Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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