Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 6.9% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Peru, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
|
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