Lagos vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$245
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
38
73
🏙️ Population
15.1M
12.5M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8781st and 5167th ($448 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Russia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7384th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Moscow

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Lagos Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517