Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Nigeria

Lagos vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Lagos is 43.0% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Lagos
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Lagos
Transportation: pay 44.1% less in Lagos
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Lagos
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Lagos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Lagos
Clothing: pay 77.3% less in Lagos

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Lagos.

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Lagos vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lagos instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Lagos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$3.77 NGN5,075.71	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$7.54 NGN10,151.41	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$0.42 NGN569.45	-73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$0.23 NGN313.67	-72.1%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Moscow	Lagos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$1.46 NGN1,970.65	+43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$1.77 NGN2,379.24	-75.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$11.86 NGN15,969.64	+157.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$2.23 NGN3,001.92	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$1.77 NGN2,385.70	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$0.76 NGN1,024.74	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.58 NGN777.13	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$0.51 NGN683.29	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$0.59 NGN799.36	-66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$0.61 NGN824.25	+50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$0.61 NGN814.71	+87.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 44.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	Lagos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$3.24 NGN4,359.82	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	$19.60 NGN26,393.68	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$11,308.92 NGN15M	-70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$8.22 NGN11,065.04	-18.3%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Lagos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$33.07 NGN44,524.04	+234.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$717.23 NGN966K	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$420.42 NGN566K	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$85.79 NGN116K	-39.9%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Lagos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$667.10 NGN898K	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$19,845.41 NGN27M	-24.9%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Lagos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$1.00 NGN1,346.47	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$2.81 NGN3,785.79	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$0.57 NGN761.36	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$28.33 NGN38,143.94	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$6.26 NGN8,425.67	-33.1%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 77.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Lagos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$14.70 NGN19,795.26	-86.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$18.17 NGN24,470.88	-70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$36.50 NGN49,146.21	-74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$48.65 NGN65,504.77	-73.0%
Average			-77.3%

Moscow vs. Lagos - Cost of clothing

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