Lagos vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$536
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
15.1M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lagos is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5500th and 3728th ($1022 vs $1585) 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 7677th and 3206th 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
$3.02
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791