Chisinau vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$482
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
57
41
🏙️ Population
639K
15.1M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6200th and 4791st ($876 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Moldova and Nigeria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5629th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492