Lagos vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$618
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$3987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
60
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
15.1M
246K

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4957th and 2519th ($1102 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Louisville

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Lagos Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15931

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017