Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 12.8% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.73
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,782.15
€27,387.16
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.81
€11.78
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.57
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$992.74
€912.91
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$703.94
€647.33
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.52
€95.20
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$406.12
€373.46
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,660.33
€7,044.31
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
€5.03
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.48
€65.73
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Lagos
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.69
€96.27
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.16
€70.96
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.80
€93.61
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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