Cost of living comparison
Poland is 13.0% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.53
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.39
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,782.15
€27,630.39
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.81
€11.88
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.96
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$992.74
€921.01
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$703.94
€653.08
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.52
€96.04
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$406.12
€376.78
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,660.33
€7,106.87
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
€5.07
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.48
€66.31
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.69
€97.12
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.16
€71.59
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.80
€94.45
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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