Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 97.5% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$2.71
NGN3,861.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$5.43
NGN7,739.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.38
NGN541.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.31
NGN434.91
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$1.34
NGN1,911.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$2.32
NGN3,300.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$11.06
NGN15,753.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.86
NGN2,644.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$2.49
NGN3,545.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.83
NGN2,607.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.86
NGN1,229.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$0.73
NGN1,045.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.83
NGN1,181.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.92
NGN1,307.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.89
NGN1,268.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$2.36
NGN3,356.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$35.66
NGN50,805.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$9,742.56
NGN13,882,179.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$10.25
NGN14,609.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$33.04
NGN47,078.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$806.81
NGN1,149,619.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$498.69
NGN710,589.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$16.06
NGN22,882.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$76.23
NGN108,626.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,617,336.29
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$0.91
NGN1,301.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.16
NGN3,074.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$1.42
NGN2,016.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$37.75
NGN53,795.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$6.67
NGN9,505.29
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$16.52
NGN23,544.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$29.67
NGN42,270.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$53.82
NGN76,693.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$54.66
NGN77,884.90
|
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