Lagos vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$536
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
42
70
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.65M

The cost of living in Lagos is 5% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5500th and 5142nd ($1022 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7677th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Saint Petersburg

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$12085

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$1017
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$796
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$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
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$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606