Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 53.5% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
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