Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$607
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 44% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4791st and 6501st ($1133 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6804th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$1527

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$699
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$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
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$704
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$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
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$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
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$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
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$374
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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
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$295
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$312
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$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
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$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
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$348