Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.8 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,350.17
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,342.66
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN633.70
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN377.04
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,112.13
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,189.28
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,428.84
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,122.64
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,391.60
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,913.45
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,504.38
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,221.08
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,312.87
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,363.05
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,390.58
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,014.28
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN60,416.16
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN27,925,506.24
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN20,892.59
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN49,982.79
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,219,475.64
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN760,118.67
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,464.74
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN143,281.50
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,978,572.28
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,508.76
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,392.41
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,665.28
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN61,309.40
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,776.47
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN29,684.49
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,049.56
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN95,347.99
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN95,590.65
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
|
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