Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Belarus

Minsk vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 9.6% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Minsk

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Minsk are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Minsk. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Minsk.

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Minsk vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$9.78 BYN29.50	+389.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$6.85 BYN20.65	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.96 BYN2.89	+96.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.59 BYN1.79	-15.1%
Average			+159.5%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Abuja	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$0.68 BYN2.05	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$3.79 BYN11.43	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$3.45 BYN10.42	-75.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$1.64 BYN4.94	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.40 BYN7.25	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$0.70 BYN2.10	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.76 BYN2.31	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.97 BYN2.93	+42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.21 BYN3.66	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.29 BYN0.88	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.33 BYN1.01	-69.7%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Abuja	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$3.33 BYN10.04	+55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$18.59 BYN56.05	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$5.54 BYN16.72	-24.0%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Abuja	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$13.39 BYN40.39	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$46.63 BYN140.62	-46.0%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	+777.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+668.5%
Average			+721.0%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$1.63 BYN4.92	+63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.32 BYN7.00	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.61 BYN7.87	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$37.06 BYN111.77	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$5.87 BYN17.70	-8.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Abuja	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$50.77 BYN153.12	+95.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$44.17 BYN133.20	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$106.09 BYN319.97	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$106.95 BYN322.54	+0.8%
Average			+18.2%

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