Lagos vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$607
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
41
64
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4791st and 6525th ($1133 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Nigeria and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6804th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$6243

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595