Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Nigeria

Lagos vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Lagos is 73.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Lagos
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Lagos
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Lagos
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Lagos
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Lagos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Lagos
Clothing: pay 57.4% less in Lagos

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

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Lagos vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Lagos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP266.13	$3.77 NGN5,075.71	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP330.00	$7.54 NGN10,151.41	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.72	$0.42 NGN569.45	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.12	$0.23 NGN313.67	+59.8%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Cairo	Lagos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP42.48	$1.46 NGN1,970.65	+92.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP118.94	$1.77 NGN2,379.24	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP199.03	$11.86 NGN15,969.64	+232.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP66.00	$2.23 NGN3,001.92	+88.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP125.88	$1.77 NGN2,385.70	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.55	$0.76 NGN1,024.74	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.31	$0.58 NGN777.13	+66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.68	$0.51 NGN683.29	+92.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.50	$0.59 NGN799.36	+145.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP10.10	$0.61 NGN824.25	+237.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.94	$0.61 NGN814.71	+208.2%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Lagos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP93.50	$3.24 NGN4,359.82	+93.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP479.03	$19.60 NGN26,393.68	+128.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$11,308.92 NGN15M	-65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP106.45	$8.22 NGN11,065.04	+330.3%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Lagos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP786.06	$33.07 NGN44,524.04	+134.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP12,089.78	$717.23 NGN966K	+230.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,689.44	$420.42 NGN566K	+119.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,157.28	$85.79 NGN116K	+313.2%
Average			+185.1%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Lagos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,860.17	$667.10 NGN898K	+442.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP199K	$19,845.41 NGN27M	+457.1%
Average			+449.5%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Lagos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP82.50	$1.00 NGN1,346.47	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP99.09	$2.81 NGN3,785.79	+58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP111.77	$0.57 NGN761.36	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,664.65	$28.33 NGN38,143.94	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP266.13	$6.26 NGN8,425.67	+31.1%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 57.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Lagos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,282.04	$14.70 NGN19,795.26	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,820.95	$18.17 NGN24,470.88	-64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,449.67	$36.50 NGN49,146.21	-68.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,335.46	$48.65 NGN65,504.77	-18.7%
Average			-57.4%

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