Cost of living comparison
Lagos is 5.7% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Lagos instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$2.80
NGN4,731.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$6.85
NGN11,564.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$0.37
NGN628.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$0.21
NGN349.62
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$1.47
NGN2,474.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$2.80
NGN4,716.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$9.93
NGN16,759.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$2.06
NGN3,472.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$2.19
NGN3,691.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$1.72
NGN2,901.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$1.25
NGN2,107.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$0.98
NGN1,660.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$1.24
NGN2,094.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$1.12
NGN1,883.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$0.85
NGN1,431.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$2.67
NGN4,502.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$36.35
NGN61,336.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$20,362.82
NGN34,360,492.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$18.85
NGN31,814.86
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$40.12
NGN67,696.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$954.00
NGN1,609,787.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$474.61
NGN800,866.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$30.23
NGN51,010.72
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$81.97
NGN138,319.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$2,298.32
NGN3,878,216.98
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$0.96
NGN1,614.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$2.31
NGN3,897.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$1.20
NGN2,022.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$36.16
NGN61,011.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$6.46
NGN10,893.00
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Lagos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$21.48
NGN36,249.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$24.68
NGN41,639.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$72.27
NGN121,947.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$66.25
NGN111,782.86
|
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