Cost of living comparison
Manila is 8.1% cheaper than Lagos.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.77
€7.45
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.99
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
€5.39
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.08
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
€2.88
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.18
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.45
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.09
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.45
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.93
€10.48
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.53
€39.82
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$982.45
€941.95
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.59
€924.82
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.55
€78.19
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,502.34
€7,193.04
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.88
€60.28
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Lagos
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€82.21
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.54
€14.90
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€71.93
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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