Lagos vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$245
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
38
63
🏙️ Population
15.1M
527K

The cost of living in Lagos is 41% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8781st and 6533rd ($448 vs $760) 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 0.2 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 7384th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$4244

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$826
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116