Lagos vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$490
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
15.1M
246K

The cost of living in Lagos is 49% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5960th and 2604th ($946 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1876th 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 102nd in the United States, while ranked 7444th and 326th 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
$3.44
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$16070

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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

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035