Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Nigeria

Lagos vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lagos is 20.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Lagos
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Lagos
Transportation: pay 47.7% less in Lagos
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Lagos
Childcare: pay 18.8% more in Lagos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% less in Lagos
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Lagos

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Lagos are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lagos.

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Lagos vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lagos instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lagos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$3.77 NGN5,075.71	+26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$7.54 NGN10,151.41	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$0.42 NGN569.45	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.23 NGN313.67	-33.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Lagos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.46 NGN1,970.65	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$1.77 NGN2,379.24	-79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$11.86 NGN15,969.64	+63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$2.23 NGN3,001.92	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$1.77 NGN2,385.70	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$0.76 NGN1,024.74	-57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.58 NGN777.13	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.51 NGN683.29	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$0.59 NGN799.36	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.61 NGN824.25	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.61 NGN814.71	-12.5%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 47.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Lagos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$3.24 NGN4,359.82	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$19.60 NGN26,393.68	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$11,308.92 NGN15M	-63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$8.22 NGN11,065.04	-22.1%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lagos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$33.07 NGN44,524.04	+85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$717.23 NGN966K	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$420.42 NGN566K	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$85.79 NGN116K	+4.6%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Lagos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$667.10 NGN898K	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$19,845.41 NGN27M	+20.3%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lagos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$1.00 NGN1,346.47	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$2.81 NGN3,785.79	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$0.57 NGN761.36	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$28.33 NGN38,143.94	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$6.26 NGN8,425.67	-17.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Lagos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$14.70 NGN19,795.26	-79.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$18.17 NGN24,470.88	-57.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$36.50 NGN49,146.21	-62.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$48.65 NGN65,504.77	-55.7%
Average			-65.2%

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