Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 44.9% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
|
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