Lagos vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$607
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lagos is 58% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4791st and 6834th ($1133 vs $717) 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 6804th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$10290

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795