Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.9 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Germany instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
₦4,262.82
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
₦8,881.37
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₦544.72
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
₦355.24
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
₦1,961.75
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
₦2,692.25
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
₦18,043.58
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
₦2,828.18
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
₦3,331.63
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,840.84
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
₦1,237.22
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
₦1,103.56
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₦1,590.89
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
₦1,617.99
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
₦1,053.29
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
₦1,901.72
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
₦50,041.81
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
₦22,735,044.08
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
₦24,724.36
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
₦68,271.66
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
₦2,081,678.38
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
₦968,823.16
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
₦28,458.09
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
₦159,950.51
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
₦3,805,128.43
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
₦4,354.87
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
₦52,371.80
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Lagos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
₦26,565.40
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
₦34,476.50
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
₦87,851.18
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
₦86,677.36
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
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