Lagos vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$618
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
75
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 100% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4957th and 8275th ($1102 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Nigeria and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7632nd and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$9160

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$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
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502