Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 44.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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