Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 51.2% cheaper than New Orleans.
If you lived in Lagos instead of New Orleans, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$3.15
NGN4,635.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.72
NGN9,873.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
|
$0.38
NGN557.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.23
NGN343.87
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$1.45
NGN2,133.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.79
|
$2.38
NGN3,495.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
|
$12.16
NGN17,874.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
|
$2.00
NGN2,933.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.41
|
$2.41
NGN3,537.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$1.60
NGN2,358.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$1.15
NGN1,697.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.01
NGN1,477.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.40
NGN2,057.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.51
NGN2,221.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.83
NGN1,212.75
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$2.46
NGN3,621.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$34.29
NGN50,404.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,884.90
|
$20,125.79
NGN29,584,905.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
|
$18.80
NGN27,641.78
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$42.01
NGN61,750.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.00
|
$924.32
NGN1,358,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,103.62
|
$518.05
NGN761,527.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.77
|
$26.56
NGN39,050.35
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,576.67
|
$90.12
NGN132,479.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,230.00
|
$1,864.50
NGN2,740,817.94
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.02
NGN1,500.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$2.99
NGN4,393.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$1.53
NGN2,242.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.00
|
$41.05
NGN60,342.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$7.19
NGN10,575.32
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
New Orleans
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$18.95
NGN27,853.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
|
$25.12
NGN36,931.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.62
|
$71.34
NGN104,863.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.83
|
$54.48
NGN80,078.35
|
|
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