Lagos vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$536
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
76
😀 Quality of life
42
65
🏙️ Population
15.1M
3.01M

The cost of living in Lagos is 86% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5500th and 8392nd ($1022 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7677th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Surabaya

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Lagos Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$9112

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493