Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 17.5% cheaper than Cuba.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
|
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