Lagos vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$618
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
82
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.65M

The cost of living in Lagos is 13% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4957th and 5813th ($1102 vs $971) 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 7632nd and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$10534

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$778
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$598
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$705
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$646
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$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
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$532
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$631
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
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$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
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$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566