Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.9 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN3,983.87
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN8,300.20
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN509.08
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN331.99
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN1,833.38
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,516.08
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN16,862.85
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN2,643.11
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,113.61
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,720.38
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,156.26
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,031.34
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,486.78
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,512.11
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN984.37
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN1,777.28
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN46,767.18
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN21,247,311.83
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN23,106.45
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN63,804.11
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN1,945,457.83
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN905,425.46
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN26,595.85
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN149,483.69
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN3,556,129.03
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,069.90
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN48,944.70
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Lagos
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN24,827.02
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN32,220.43
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN82,102.38
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN81,005.38
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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