Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 1.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.61
NGN4,195.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.61
NGN9,010.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.38
NGN611.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.23
NGN363.63
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.27
NGN2,036.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.51
NGN4,040.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$9.86
NGN15,844.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.87
NGN3,011.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.04
NGN3,270.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.75
NGN2,809.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.90
NGN1,450.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
NGN1,177.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.79
NGN1,266.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
NGN1,314.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.83
NGN1,341.10
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.41
NGN3,871.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.26
NGN58,266.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$16,757.94
NGN26,931,911.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.54
NGN20,149.23
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$29.99
NGN48,204.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$731.80
NGN1,176,086.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$456.14
NGN733,073.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$18.28
NGN29,380.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$85.98
NGN138,183.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,787.42
NGN2,872,594.12
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.91
NGN1,455.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.04
NGN3,271.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.60
NGN2,570.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.79
NGN59,128.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.47
NGN10,393.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$17.81
NGN28,628.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.83
NGN46,339.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$57.22
NGN91,955.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.36
NGN92,189.52
|
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