Cost of living comparison
London is 2.3 times more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in London instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Lagos
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.73
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Lagos
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,782.15
€27,387.16
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.81
€11.78
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lagos
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.57
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$992.74
€912.91
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$703.94
€647.33
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.52
€95.20
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Lagos
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$406.12
€373.46
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,660.33
€7,044.31
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
€5.03
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.48
€65.73
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
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pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Lagos
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.69
€96.27
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.16
€70.96
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.80
€93.61
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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