Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 52.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$3.23
NGN3,983.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.72
NGN8,300.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.41
NGN509.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.27
NGN331.99
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.48
NGN1,833.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$2.04
NGN2,516.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$13.65
NGN16,862.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.14
NGN2,643.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.52
NGN3,113.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.39
NGN1,720.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.94
NGN1,156.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.84
NGN1,031.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.20
NGN1,486.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$1.22
NGN1,512.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.80
NGN984.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$1.44
NGN1,777.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$37.87
NGN46,767.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$17,204.30
NGN21,247,311.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$18.71
NGN23,106.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$51.66
NGN63,804.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$1,575.27
NGN1,945,457.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$733.14
NGN905,425.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$21.54
NGN26,595.85
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$121.04
NGN149,483.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$2,879.46
NGN3,556,129.03
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$3.30
NGN4,069.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$39.63
NGN48,944.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$20.10
NGN24,827.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$26.09
NGN32,220.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$66.48
NGN82,102.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$65.59
NGN81,005.38
|
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