Lagos vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$618
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
41
73
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4957th and 4141st ($1102 vs $1438) 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7632nd and 2664th 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
$3.01
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$15272

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$1013
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$743
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$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
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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772