Ibadan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ibadan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$658	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1440	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$363	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	38	93
🏙️ Population	2.56M	3.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7566th and 62nd ($658 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 47th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 8113th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Los Angeles

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	Ibadan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$0.86	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.09%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$479	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.65	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.57	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.58	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.64	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.24	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.51	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.8	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1576	$23685

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Cities near Ibadan

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Oyo	$639
68 km or 42 mi	Abeokuta	$995
72 km or 45 mi	Ife	$670
83 km or 51 mi	Osogbo	$575
120 km or 74 mi	Lagos	$946
141 km or 88 mi	Ilorin	$518
142 km or 88 mi	Akure	$488
145 km or 90 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
173 km or 107 mi	Save	$654
176 km or 109 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
185 km or 115 mi	Owo	$531
201 km or 125 mi	Cotonou	$830
214 km or 133 mi	Abomey	$596
223 km or 138 mi	Benin	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Warri	$786
308 km or 191 mi	Atakpame	$657
329 km or 204 mi	Lome	$759
345 km or 214 mi	Onitsha	$795
348 km or 216 mi	Sotouboua	$656
354 km or 220 mi	Sokode	$656
367 km or 228 mi	Kpalime	$665
372 km or 231 mi	Awka	$693
381 km or 237 mi	Hohoe	$727
381 km or 237 mi	Minna	$692
384 km or 238 mi	Kara	$661
390 km or 242 mi	Ho	$500
405 km or 252 mi	Owerri	$1364
409 km or 254 mi	Enugu	$564
434 km or 270 mi	Abuja	$1375
445 km or 277 mi	Umuahia	$773
450 km or 280 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
458 km or 285 mi	Aba	$591
475 km or 295 mi	Tema	$583
476 km or 295 mi	Ashaiman	$697
484 km or 301 mi	Koforidua	$762
495 km or 308 mi	Accra	$927
520 km or 323 mi	Kaduna	$323
558 km or 347 mi	Calabar	$373
570 km or 354 mi	Tamale	$666
582 km or 362 mi	Zaria	$517

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000