Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$974
🏠 One person rent
$536
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
42
60
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 47% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5500th and 7286th ($1022 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 7677th and 5975th 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
$3.02
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$929

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$1017
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319