Lagos vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$245
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
38
55
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Lagos is 20% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8781st and 9021st ($448 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 68th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 7384th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$3600

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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
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$301
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337