Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 45.3% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
₦4,262.82
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
₦8,881.37
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₦544.72
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
₦355.24
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
₦1,961.75
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
₦2,692.25
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
₦18,043.58
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
₦2,828.18
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
₦3,331.63
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,840.84
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
₦1,237.22
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
₦1,103.56
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₦1,590.89
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
₦1,617.99
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
₦1,053.29
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
₦1,901.72
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
₦50,041.81
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
₦22,735,044.08
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
₦24,724.36
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
₦68,271.66
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
₦2,081,678.38
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
₦968,823.16
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
₦28,458.09
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
₦159,950.51
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
₦3,805,128.43
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
₦4,354.87
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
₦52,371.80
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
₦26,565.40
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
₦34,476.50
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
₦87,851.18
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
₦86,677.36
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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