Lagos vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lagos	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3096	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$162	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	84
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	15.1M	430K

The cost of living in Lagos is 52% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4761st and 1145th ($1113 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1045th 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 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6935th and 237th 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	$2.72	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.8	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.28%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.82	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.15	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.46	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.43	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.2	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2289	$27328

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682