Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 50.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Australia, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$3.15
NGN4,635.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$6.72
NGN9,873.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$0.38
NGN557.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$0.23
NGN343.87
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$1.45
NGN2,133.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$2.38
NGN3,495.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$12.16
NGN17,874.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$2.00
NGN2,933.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$2.41
NGN3,537.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$1.60
NGN2,358.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$1.15
NGN1,697.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.01
NGN1,477.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$1.40
NGN2,057.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$1.51
NGN2,221.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.83
NGN1,212.75
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$2.46
NGN3,621.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
$34.29
NGN50,404.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$20,125.79
NGN29,584,905.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$18.80
NGN27,641.78
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$42.01
NGN61,750.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$924.32
NGN1,358,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$518.05
NGN761,527.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$26.56
NGN39,050.35
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$90.12
NGN132,479.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$1,864.50
NGN2,740,817.94
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$1.02
NGN1,500.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$2.99
NGN4,393.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$1.53
NGN2,242.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$41.05
NGN60,342.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
$7.19
NGN10,575.32
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$18.95
NGN27,853.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$25.12
NGN36,931.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$71.34
NGN104,863.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$54.48
NGN80,078.35
|
|
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