Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 8.4% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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