Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 45.3% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Lagos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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