Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 41.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
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