Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 27.2% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.73
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,782.15
€27,387.16
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.81
€11.78
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.57
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$992.74
€912.91
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$703.94
€647.33
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.52
€95.20
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$406.12
€373.46
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,660.33
€7,044.31
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
€5.03
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.48
€65.73
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Lagos
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.69
€96.27
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.16
€70.96
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.80
€93.61
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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