Houston vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$162
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	15.1M

The cost of living in Houston is 103% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1229th and 4761st ($2265 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 97th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Lagos

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	Houston	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2289

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507