Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 20.9% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.77
€7.45
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.99
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
€5.39
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.08
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
€2.88
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.18
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.45
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.09
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.45
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.93
€10.48
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.53
€39.82
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$982.45
€941.95
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.59
€924.82
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.55
€78.19
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,502.34
€7,193.04
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.88
€60.28
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
|
Lagos
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€82.21
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.54
€14.90
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€71.93
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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