Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 55.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$3.15
NGN4,635.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$6.72
NGN9,873.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.38
NGN557.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.23
NGN343.87
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.45
NGN2,133.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$2.38
NGN3,495.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$12.16
NGN17,874.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.00
NGN2,933.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.41
NGN3,537.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.60
NGN2,358.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.15
NGN1,697.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.01
NGN1,477.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.40
NGN2,057.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$1.51
NGN2,221.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.83
NGN1,212.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$2.46
NGN3,621.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$34.29
NGN50,404.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$20,125.79
NGN29,584,905.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$18.80
NGN27,641.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$42.01
NGN61,750.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$924.32
NGN1,358,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$518.05
NGN761,527.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$26.56
NGN39,050.35
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$90.12
NGN132,479.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$1,864.50
NGN2,740,817.94
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.02
NGN1,500.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.99
NGN4,393.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$1.53
NGN2,242.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$41.05
NGN60,342.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$7.19
NGN10,575.32
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lagos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$18.95
NGN27,853.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$25.12
NGN36,931.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$71.34
NGN104,863.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$54.48
NGN80,078.35
|
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