Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 5.8% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.44
€9.76
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.00
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
€2.75
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.30
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.73
€43.65
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.50
€934.57
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$842.91
€787.37
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.29
€89.01
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.13
€376.57
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.82
€7,805.22
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.25
€56.28
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Lagos
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.17
€63.67
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.78
€28.76
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.09
€65.47
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.80
€66.14
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
|
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