Lagos vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$3756
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	15.1M	681K

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 4761st and 2302nd ($1113 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Oklahoma City

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	Lagos	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$23318

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184