Lagos vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$245
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
38
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.38M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8781st and 6353rd ($448 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7384th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$6504

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$826
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$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
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438