Cost of living comparison
Peru is 20.9% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Peru instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Lagos
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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