Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 12.8% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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