Lagos vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$607
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13M

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4791st and 5091st ($1133 vs $1075) 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 6804th and 1280th 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
$2.98
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$11652

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541