Cost of living comparison
Lima is 60.5% more expensive than Lagos.
If you lived in Lima instead of Lagos, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
NGN4,731.12
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
NGN11,564.66
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
NGN628.91
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
NGN349.62
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,474.08
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
NGN4,716.81
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
NGN16,759.38
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
NGN3,472.85
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
NGN3,691.25
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
NGN2,901.95
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
NGN2,107.05
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
NGN1,660.02
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NGN2,094.12
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NGN1,883.27
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NGN1,431.31
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.67
NGN4,502.09
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.35
NGN61,336.66
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,362.82
NGN34,360,492.73
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.85
NGN31,814.86
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.12
NGN67,696.68
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.00
NGN1,609,787.20
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$474.61
NGN800,866.78
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.23
NGN51,010.72
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.97
NGN138,319.93
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,298.32
NGN3,878,216.98
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
NGN1,614.99
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
NGN3,897.74
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
NGN2,022.94
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.16
NGN61,011.29
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
NGN10,893.00
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
|
Lagos
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.48
NGN36,249.96
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.68
NGN41,639.80
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
NGN121,947.89
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.25
NGN111,782.86
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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