Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$245
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
38
51
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 45% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8781st and 6358th ($448 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 7384th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Surat

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Lagos Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$1785

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361