Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 13.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Greece, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Greece
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
|
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