Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 81.4% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR829.64
|
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,968.65
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR204.83
|
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR101.95
|
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.25
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,799.68
|
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,828.54
|
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR630.94
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR664.11
|
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR879.53
|
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.47
|
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR742.29
|
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR144.66
|
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR139.65
|
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.24
|
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,400.76
|
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,117.03
|
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,408,734.06
|
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR894.33
|
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR3,997.59
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,315.92
|
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,730.95
|
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,888.26
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,804.29
|
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR137,617.91
|
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR580.05
|
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR680.67
|
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,580.34
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,274.24
|
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR935.11
|
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nigeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,567.56
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,562.84
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,038.22
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,724.26
|
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
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