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
NGN4,041.36
|
$9.75
CRC4,904.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
$9.08
CRC4,569.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
$2.01
CRC1,011.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
$1.49
CRC750.49
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
$2.53
CRC1,274.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
$3.76
CRC1,893.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
$6.98
CRC3,510.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
$3.21
CRC1,616.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
$3.97
CRC1,998.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
$1.79
CRC900.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
$0.62
CRC310.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
$1.22
CRC612.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
$1.22
CRC614.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
$1.09
CRC550.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
$1.11
CRC560.39
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
$5.63
CRC2,831.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
$49.00
CRC24,654.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,642,648.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
$15.62
CRC7,860.55
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
$48.50
CRC24,403.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
$778.04
CRC391,481.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
$547.50
CRC275,484.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
$68.26
CRC34,344.87
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
$519.07
CRC261,176.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,528,643.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
$2.73
CRC1,372.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
$3.65
CRC1,838.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
$4.58
CRC2,305.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
$59.46
CRC29,918.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
$8.63
CRC4,340.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
$65.32
CRC32,868.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
$44.54
CRC22,411.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
$110.39
CRC55,542.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
$97.22
CRC48,916.08
|
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