Lagos vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$536
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
42
67
🏙️ Population
15.1M
423K

The cost of living in Lagos is 15% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5500th and 6421st ($1022 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7677th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Skopje

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Lagos Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$5443

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206