Lagos vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$536
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
48
28
😀 Quality of life
42
65
🏙️ Population
15.1M
149K

The cost of living in Lagos is 26% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5500th and 6712th ($1022 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7677th and 5184th 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
$3.02
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588