Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 26.4% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 68.6% less in Nigeria

The cost of housing and childcare in Nigeria are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Nigeria. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

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Nigeria vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.36 NGN473.34	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.32 NGN419.49	-62.5%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	+14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+111.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.66 NGN872.87	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.53 NGN709.16	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.67 NGN890.29	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.62 NGN819.78	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.57 NGN763.60	-21.3%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	+14.6%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$372.59 NGN496K	+300.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$284.75 NGN379K	+412.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.52 NGN73,907.84
Average			+296.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$219.45 NGN292K	+321.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$4,089.03 NGN5M	+246.0%
Average			+281.9%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$0.74 NGN982.05	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.40 NGN5,854.04
Average			-37.2%

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pay 68.6% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-70.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-67.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-73.3%
Average			-68.6%

Lesotho vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing

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