Lagos vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$536
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5500th and 7085th ($1022 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Nigeria and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 7677th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Nur-Sultan

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$6043

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$1017
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537