Visiting Africans say cost of living in Nigeria lower than in their countries

Africans from Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon returning location aft spending implicit a week successful Calabar for a spiritual festival person said the outgo of surviving successful Nigeria is acold little compared to what obtains successful their respective countries.

The visitors were successful Calabar alongside different overseas nationals for weeklong spiritual activities organised by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star.

Beyond participating successful the spiritual activities during their enactment successful Calabar, galore of them besides visited section markets, malls and societal spots wherever they bought goods for idiosyncratic usage and commercialized purposes.

A Ghanaian visitor, Jacklyn Asare, said Nigerians often underestimate the economical vantage they bask contempt complaints astir the precocious outgo of living.

“I present recognize wherefore galore Nigerians support complaining astir their authorities and the economy. Perhaps it is due to the fact that of the country’s immense population, which contributes to the unit connected surviving costs,” she said.

“But honestly, things are acold cheaper successful Nigeria than successful my state and adjacent successful ...