Lagos vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
79
😀 Quality of life
42
94
🏙️ Population
15.1M
568K

The cost of living in Lagos is 54% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5500th and 1407th ($1022 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 7677th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Surrey

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Lagos Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$12497

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798