Chisinau vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$535
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
48
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
567K
15.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5780th and 5960th ($969 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5599th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lagos

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Chisinau Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$2984

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$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