Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 25.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.96
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$6.23
€5.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$6.89
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.79
|
$37.90
€35.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,492.09
|
$29,782.15
€27,788.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$12.81
€11.95
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.93
|
$47.38
€44.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,297.27
|
$992.74
€926.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.61
|
$703.94
€656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.72
|
$103.52
€96.59
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.78
|
$406.12
€378.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,968.93
|
$7,660.33
€7,147.49
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
$5.47
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.43
|
$71.48
€66.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.40
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ireland
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€79.00
|
$104.69
€97.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.78
|
$77.16
€72.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.88
|
$101.80
€94.99
|
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