Indianapolis vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
48
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
888K
15.1M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 154% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1079th and 5960th ($2405 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 237th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Lagos

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Indianapolis Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$2984

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

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