Lagos vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$618
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
44
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
423K

The cost of living in Lagos is 30% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4957th and 6460th ($1102 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7632nd and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$4833

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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195