Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 53.1% more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$3.23
NGN3,983.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$6.72
NGN8,300.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$0.41
NGN509.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$0.27
NGN331.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$1.48
NGN1,833.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$2.04
NGN2,516.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$13.65
NGN16,862.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$2.14
NGN2,643.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$2.52
NGN3,113.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$1.39
NGN1,720.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.94
NGN1,156.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$0.84
NGN1,031.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$1.20
NGN1,486.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$1.22
NGN1,512.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.80
NGN984.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$1.44
NGN1,777.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$37.87
NGN46,767.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$17,204.30
NGN21,247,311.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$18.71
NGN23,106.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$51.66
NGN63,804.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$1,575.27
NGN1,945,457.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$733.14
NGN905,425.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$21.54
NGN26,595.85
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$121.04
NGN149,483.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$2,879.46
NGN3,556,129.03
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$3.30
NGN4,069.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$39.63
NGN48,944.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$20.10
NGN24,827.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$26.09
NGN32,220.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$66.48
NGN82,102.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$65.59
NGN81,005.38
|
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