Lagos vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$598
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.1M

The cost of living in Lagos is 10% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4761st and 4359th ($1113 vs $1244) 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6935th and 1187th 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
$2.72
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$12252

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$613
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$634
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$666
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$755
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$558
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$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
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$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
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$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$729
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$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
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$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
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$791
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$867
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$622
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$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
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$633
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$719
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$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
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$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
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$513
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$636
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$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
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$528
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$561
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$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
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$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
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$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
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$524
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$440
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$486
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$552
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$592