Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.5 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
NGN3,983.87
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
NGN8,300.20
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NGN509.08
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN331.99
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
NGN1,833.38
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
NGN2,516.08
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
NGN16,862.85
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
NGN2,643.11
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
NGN3,113.61
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,720.38
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NGN1,156.26
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NGN1,031.34
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NGN1,486.78
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
NGN1,512.11
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NGN984.37
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
NGN1,777.28
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NGN46,767.18
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,204.30
NGN21,247,311.83
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.71
NGN23,106.45
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.66
NGN63,804.11
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,575.27
NGN1,945,457.83
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$733.14
NGN905,425.46
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.54
NGN26,595.85
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.04
NGN149,483.69
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,879.46
NGN3,556,129.03
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NGN4,069.90
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.63
NGN48,944.70
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 88.8% more for clothing
Lagos
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.10
NGN24,827.02
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.09
NGN32,220.43
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.48
NGN82,102.38
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.59
NGN81,005.38
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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