Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$990
🏠 One person rent
$618
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
40
😀 Quality of life
41
55
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 56% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4957th and 7068th ($1102 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 7632nd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$922

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$1013
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$743
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$793
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$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
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
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$397
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$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
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$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
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$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
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$333