Lagos vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$607
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
246K

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4791st and 2276th ($1133 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1806th 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 6804th and 251st 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
$2.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$13601

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954