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Lagos vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Lagos is 13.0% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Lagos
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Lagos
Transportation: pay 97.6% more in Lagos
Housing: pay 99.8% more in Lagos
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Lagos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Lagos
Clothing: pay 46.1% less in Lagos

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

Lagos vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Lagos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.00 NGN4,357.71	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.00 NGN7,262.85	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.41 NGN600.55	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.25 NGN363.96	-45.9%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Lagos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.23 NGN1,780.73	+56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$3.14 NGN4,555.38	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$10.25 NGN14,895.76	+115.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$1.76 NGN2,555.21	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$1.85 NGN2,690.01	-12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.18 NGN1,707.96	+112.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.83 NGN1,208.62	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.98 NGN1,418.49	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.92 NGN1,329.99	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.93 NGN1,346.37	+148.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.90 NGN1,304.55	+254.6%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 97.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Lagos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$2.91 NGN4,220.61	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$36.35 NGN52,800.21	+255.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$20,362.82 NGN29,578,418.84	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$18.85 NGN27,387.07	+213.3%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 99.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Lagos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$33.22 NGN48,249.04	+371.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$886.61 NGN1,287,864.19	+40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$556.43 NGN808,257.84	+47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$31.97 NGN46,438.84	-60.5%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Lagos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$82.91 NGN120,426.85	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$2,298.32 NGN3,338,471.52	-70.7%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Lagos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.00 NGN1,452.57	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.35 NGN3,416.42	+43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$1.28 NGN1,861.91	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$31.25 NGN45,397.13	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$5.82 NGN8,453.70	+20.9%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 46.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Lagos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$19.22 NGN27,911.95	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$24.68 NGN35,844.64	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$64.61 NGN93,855.57	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$57.07 NGN82,899.98	-47.9%
Average			-46.1%

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