Lagos vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$618
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
47
61
😀 Quality of life
41
69
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2M

The cost of living in Lagos is 50% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4957th and 6924th ($1102 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Belarus, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7632nd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$11271

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879