Lagos vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$598	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	15.1M	5.6M

The cost of living in Lagos is 14% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4761st and 5668th ($1113 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6935th and 3598th 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	$2.72	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$7571

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441