Lagos vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$607
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
41
51
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Lagos is 188% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4791st and 8996th ($1133 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 6804th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$1788

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321