Lagos vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$536
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2M

The cost of living in Lagos is 22% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5500th and 6618th ($1022 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7677th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Minsk

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Lagos Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$12897

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882