Lagos vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$245
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
38
63
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8781st and 6335th ($448 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 7384th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$8086

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651