Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 53.1% more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL117.82
|
$3.23
₦4,262.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL98.19
|
$6.72
₦8,881.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.48
|
$0.41
₦544.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.27
₦355.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
$1.48
₦1,961.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.99
|
$2.04
₦2,692.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL70.47
|
$13.65
₦18,043.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.65
|
$2.14
₦2,828.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL40.06
|
$2.52
₦3,331.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL6.01
|
$1.39
₦1,840.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.10
|
$0.94
₦1,237.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.80
|
$0.84
₦1,103.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.76
|
$1.20
₦1,590.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.14
|
$1.22
₦1,617.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.31
|
$0.80
₦1,053.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL105.53
|
$1.44
₦1,901.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL229.76
|
$37.87
₦50,041.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL295,542.69
|
$17,204.30
₦22,735,044.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
$18.71
₦24,724.36
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL178.71
|
$51.66
₦68,271.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,152.77
|
$1,575.27
₦2,081,678.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,790.24
|
$733.14
₦968,823.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,658.34
|
$21.54
₦28,458.09
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,764.05
|
$121.04
₦159,950.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,646.17
|
$2,879.46
₦3,805,128.43
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.55
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL27.18
|
$3.30
₦4,354.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL44.18
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL574.16
|
$39.63
₦52,371.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL117.82
|
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL926.26
|
$20.10
₦26,565.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL632.12
|
$26.09
₦34,476.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,722.21
|
$66.48
₦87,851.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,999.63
|
$65.59
₦86,677.36
|
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