Bishkek vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$347
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
1.12M
15.1M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 46% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7174th and 8781st ($653 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6097th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Lagos

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Bishkek Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443