Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 29.8% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Jamaica
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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