Lagos vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$607
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.38M

The cost of living in Lagos is 30% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4791st and 6204th ($1133 vs $874) 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 0.2 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 6804th and 3645th 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
$2.98
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$6847

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$1019
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$755
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$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525