Cost of living comparison

Belarus

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Nigeria

Abuja vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 8.8% cheaper than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Abuja

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

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Abuja vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Minsk	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.78 BYN29.50	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.85 BYN20.65	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 BYN2.89	$0.49 NGN650.79	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.79	$0.70 NGN928.07	+17.8%
Average			-61.5%

Minsk vs. Abuja - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Minsk	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BYN2.05	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+93.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 BYN11.43	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	+45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 BYN10.42	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+302.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 BYN4.94	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 BYN7.25	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BYN2.10	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.31	$0.66 NGN883.74	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BYN2.93	$0.68 NGN908.26	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 BYN3.66	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 BYN0.88	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+183.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BYN1.01	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+230.3%
Average			+49.3%

Minsk vs. Abuja - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Minsk	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 BYN10.04	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.59 BYN56.05	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+76.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	$26,143.00 NGN35M	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.54 BYN16.72	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	+31.6%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Minsk	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BYN40.39	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	$596.02 NGN793K	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	$350.58 NGN467K	-7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.63 BYN140.62	$86.28 NGN115K	+85.1%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Minsk	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	$3,150.69 NGN4M	-87.0%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 BYN4.92	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BYN7.00	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 BYN7.87	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.06 BYN111.77	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 BYN17.70	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	+9.2%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Minsk	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.77 BYN153.12	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17 BYN133.20	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 BYN319.97	$78.11 NGN104K	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.95 BYN322.54	$106.08 NGN141K	-0.8%
Average			-15.4%

Minsk vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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