Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 15.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$2.71
NGN4,448.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$5.43
NGN8,915.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.38
NGN624.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.31
NGN500.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.34
NGN2,202.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$2.32
NGN3,801.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$11.06
NGN18,145.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.86
NGN3,046.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.49
NGN4,083.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.83
NGN3,003.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.86
NGN1,415.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.73
NGN1,204.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.83
NGN1,360.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.92
NGN1,505.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.89
NGN1,461.06
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$2.36
NGN3,865.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$35.66
NGN58,519.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$9,742.56
NGN15,989,702.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$10.25
NGN16,827.68
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$33.04
NGN54,225.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$806.81
NGN1,324,148.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$498.69
NGN818,467.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$16.06
NGN26,356.43
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$76.23
NGN125,117.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$1,836.86
NGN3,014,687.20
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$0.91
NGN1,499.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.16
NGN3,541.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.42
NGN2,322.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$37.75
NGN61,962.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$6.67
NGN10,948.33
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$16.52
NGN27,118.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$29.67
NGN48,688.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$53.82
NGN88,336.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$54.66
NGN89,709.00
|
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