Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 56.5% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.77
€7.46
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.50
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
€5.40
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$4.57
€4.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.08
|
$3.28
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$5.41
€5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.18
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.45
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.10
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.46
|
$7.19
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$52.52
€50.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
$31,799.21
€30,523.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.93
€10.49
|
$29.37
€28.19
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.53
€39.86
|
$44.99
€43.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$982.45
€943.03
|
$1,278.77
€1,227.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.59
€925.88
|
$938.86
€901.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.55
€78.28
|
$263.55
€252.97
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$306.98
€294.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,502.34
€7,201.33
|
$9,639.17
€9,252.42
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.88
€60.35
|
$37.89
€36.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$13.66
€13.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Lagos
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€82.30
|
$85.49
€82.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.54
€14.92
|
$40.99
€39.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€72.01
|
$95.49
€91.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$138.30
€132.75
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Berlin or Lagos. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.