We flew to Nigeria with 13 pieces of baggage, acting on the recommendations of colleagues and blogs about the high cost of items here. Three months since we arrived we have a fair idea of our monthly expenses, and while it is almost double compared to Islamabad, it is not as bad.
Here is what I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘shopping’
The Price of Groceries in Lagos
Posted in Nigeria, tagged groceries, Lagos, shopping on October 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sunday market
Posted in Family Life, Islamabad, tagged baby clothes, shopping, sunday market on September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We visited the Sunday market last week, the weekend before Eid, so it was a lot more crowded than usual. But it was worth it because I was shopping for fabrics and other baby stuff, and found out these cost 70 percent cheaper than in the airconditioned shops around Islamabad.






