Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.7 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.15
NGN4,635.22
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN9,873.94
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN557.14
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN343.87
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
NGN2,133.85
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
NGN3,495.99
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.16
NGN17,874.30
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
NGN2,933.08
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NGN3,537.15
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
NGN2,358.37
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NGN1,697.25
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
NGN1,477.63
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
NGN2,057.58
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
NGN2,221.13
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,212.75
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
NGN3,621.18
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.29
NGN50,404.65
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,125.79
NGN29,584,905.66
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
NGN27,641.78
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.01
NGN61,750.44
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.32
NGN1,358,745.53
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.05
NGN761,527.16
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.56
NGN39,050.35
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$90.12
NGN132,479.92
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,864.50
NGN2,740,817.94
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
NGN1,500.14
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
NGN4,393.05
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
NGN2,242.00
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.05
NGN60,342.58
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.19
NGN10,575.32
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Lagos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.95
NGN27,853.01
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
NGN36,931.94
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.34
NGN104,863.90
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.48
NGN80,078.35
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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