Cost of living comparison
Peru is 60.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Peru instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
NGN4,431.14
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.43
NGN8,881.21
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN621.85
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
NGN499.04
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
NGN2,193.80
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
NGN3,787.15
|
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.06
NGN18,076.24
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
NGN3,034.95
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NGN4,068.17
|
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
NGN2,991.69
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NGN1,410.27
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,199.70
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,355.24
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NGN1,499.91
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NGN1,455.52
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.36
NGN3,850.84
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.66
NGN58,297.17
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,742.56
NGN15,929,092.47
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.25
NGN16,763.89
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.04
NGN54,020.21
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$806.81
NGN1,319,129.37
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$498.69
NGN815,365.47
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.06
NGN26,256.52
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.23
NGN124,643.14
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,836.86
NGN3,003,259.76
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,493.68
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NGN3,527.84
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
NGN2,314.04
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
NGN61,727.48
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
NGN10,906.83
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.52
NGN27,015.65
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.67
NGN48,503.63
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.82
NGN88,001.59
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.66
NGN89,368.95
|
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
|
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