Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Lagos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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