Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 34.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Lagos instead of France, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
France
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
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