Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 9.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$6.23
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.89
€6.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$29,782.15
€27,630.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$12.81
€11.88
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$47.38
€43.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$992.74
€921.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$703.94
€653.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$103.52
€96.04
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$406.12
€376.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$7,660.33
€7,106.87
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.47
€5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$71.48
€66.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$104.69
€97.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$77.16
€71.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$101.80
€94.45
|
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