Lagos vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$618	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	78
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	15.1M	689K

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4957th and 832nd ($1102 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 741st 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 Nashville. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 7632nd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Nashville

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	Lagos	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$30339

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508