Lagos vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$598	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	15.1M	149K

The cost of living in Lagos is 37% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4761st and 6387th ($1113 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Mauritius, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6935th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Port Louis

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	Lagos	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552