Cost of living comparison
Poland is 69.0% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN4,596.45
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN9,576.48
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN587.35
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN383.04
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN2,115.29
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,902.96
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN19,455.77
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN3,049.53
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,592.38
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,984.92
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,334.05
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,189.93
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,715.40
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,744.62
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN1,135.73
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 51.7% more for transportation
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN2,050.56
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN53,958.35
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN24,514,408.60
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN26,659.42
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN73,614.96
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN2,244,601.51
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN1,044,648.37
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN30,685.37
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN172,469.08
|
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN4,102,937.86
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,695.71
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN56,470.69
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
Lagos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN28,644.55
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN37,174.81
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN94,726.87
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN93,461.18
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
|
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