Lagos vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$245
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
38
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2M

The cost of living in Lagos is 31% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8781st and 7206th ($448 vs $649) 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 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7384th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760