Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.2 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
₦4,183.87
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
₦8,716.89
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₦534.63
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
₦348.66
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
₦1,925.42
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
₦2,642.39
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
₦17,709.40
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
₦2,775.80
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
₦3,269.92
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,806.75
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
₦1,214.31
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
₦1,083.12
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₦1,561.42
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
₦1,588.02
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
₦1,033.79
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
₦1,866.50
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
₦49,115.01
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
₦22,313,978.49
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
₦24,266.45
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
₦67,007.23
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
₦2,043,124.54
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
₦950,880.02
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
₦27,931.03
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
₦156,988.14
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
₦3,734,655.35
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
₦1,394.62
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
₦4,274.22
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,394.62
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
₦51,401.84
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,762.37
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
Lagos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
₦26,073.40
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
₦33,837.97
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
₦86,224.12
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
₦85,072.04
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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