Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 47.9% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$2.71
NGN4,448.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$5.43
NGN8,915.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.38
NGN624.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.31
NGN500.94
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$1.34
NGN2,202.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$2.32
NGN3,801.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$11.06
NGN18,145.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$1.86
NGN3,046.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$2.49
NGN4,083.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.83
NGN3,003.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.86
NGN1,415.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.73
NGN1,204.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.83
NGN1,360.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.92
NGN1,505.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.89
NGN1,461.06
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$2.36
NGN3,865.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$35.66
NGN58,519.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$9,742.56
NGN15,989,702.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$10.25
NGN16,827.68
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$33.04
NGN54,225.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$806.81
NGN1,324,148.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$498.69
NGN818,467.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$16.06
NGN26,356.43
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$76.23
NGN125,117.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$1,836.86
NGN3,014,687.20
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$0.91
NGN1,499.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$2.16
NGN3,541.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$1.42
NGN2,322.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$37.75
NGN61,962.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$6.67
NGN10,948.33
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$16.52
NGN27,118.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$29.67
NGN48,688.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$53.82
NGN88,336.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$54.66
NGN89,709.00
|
|
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