Lagos vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$933
🏠 One person rent
$490
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
15.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lagos is 43% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5960th and 7534th ($946 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 17th in India, while ranked 7444th and 5942nd 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
$3.44
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$877

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$658
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$639
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$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298