Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 17.0% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 82.1% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 8.1% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,070	$2.61 NGN3,999.33	-62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,312	$5.61 NGN8,589.18	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,370	$0.38 NGN582.59	-76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,227	$0.23 NGN346.63	-80.0%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 82.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,798	$1.27 NGN1,941.79	+103.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,136	$2.51 NGN3,851.41	-39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,568	$9.86 NGN15,103.87	+77.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,945	$1.87 NGN2,870.80	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,712	$2.04 NGN3,118.07	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,299	$1.75 NGN2,678.48	+205.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,057	$0.90 NGN1,383.05	+124.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,872	$0.73 NGN1,122.60	+135.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,855	$0.79 NGN1,206.99	+77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,376	$0.82 NGN1,253.12	+158.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,221	$0.83 NGN1,278.43	+112.2%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,698	$2.41 NGN3,690.54	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	$36.26 NGN55,543.63	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,351,511,114	$16,757.94 NGN25,673,332.02	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	$12.54 NGN19,207.61	-1.7%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 8.1% more for housing

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	$29.99 NGN45,951.71	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,263,739	$731.80 NGN1,121,125.71	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,815,257	$456.14 NGN698,815.59	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	$18.28 NGN28,007.78	-88.7%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,737,438	$85.98 NGN131,725.94	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,720,870	$1,787.42 NGN2,738,352.33	-41.5%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,744	$0.91 NGN1,387.08	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,205	$2.04 NGN3,118.81	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,163	$1.60 NGN2,450.33	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,530,999	$36.79 NGN56,364.84	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,674	$6.47 NGN9,907.35	-4.2%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,066,947	$17.81 NGN27,290.45	-68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	$28.83 NGN44,174.40	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,351,597	$57.22 NGN87,658.24	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,318,271	$57.36 NGN87,881.33	-38.2%
Average			-48.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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