Lagos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$536
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
42
93
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.9M

The cost of living in Lagos is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5500th and 72nd ($1022 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd 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 Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7677th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Los Angeles

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Lagos Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974