Lagos vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
81
😀 Quality of life
42
89
🏙️ Population
15.1M
577K

The cost of living in Lagos is 51% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5500th and 1833rd ($1022 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 7677th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Milwaukee

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Lagos Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$24369

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415