Lagos vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
38
89
🏙️ Population
15.1M
633K

The cost of living in Lagos is 77% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8781st and 1984th ($448 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1684th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7384th and 164th 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
$1.28
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$13578

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Distance City Cost of living
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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988