Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$598
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
40
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 44% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4761st and 6559th ($1113 vs $771) 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6935th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lagos vs Surat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lagos vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Lagos and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lagos Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$1261

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340