Lagos vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$618
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
47
27
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
149K

The cost of living in Lagos is 33% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4957th and 6542nd ($1102 vs $831) 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 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 7632nd and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$4881

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609