Lagos vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lagos	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2969	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1499	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$180	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	83
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	15.1M	430K

The cost of living in Lagos is 50% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4791st and 1228th ($1133 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1082nd in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6804th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Minneapolis

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	Lagos	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.78	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.26%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$253	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.01	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.95	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.06	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2307	$27084

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Cities near Lagos

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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640