In the 1980s, a Nigerian housewife created a grocery list with rice, beans, yam, cassava, meat, and other items, totaling N94, generating discussion on the internet.
The video, titled “A household’s food list from the 1980s with a budget of no more than N100,” showcases a list containing rice, beans, meat, cassava, sugar, bread, milk, and various other items, all priced between N1 to N10, highlighting the significant difference in prices compared to today.
The list, amounting to N94 for all the items, garnered online attention with many discussing the contrast in living costs between the 1980s and the present day.
See some reactions below:
Dude: “Dollar was $1 to N1. Today it’s same as going to the market withN155,000.”
Hakeem: “So the person kept his market list since 84 till date? Easy abeg.”
king_Greezly: “and na still these old men and women wey write stuff like this, come spoil am for this time.”
victormorrow38: “Lies to gain traffic. What brand of sugar was sold @2.80k per packet in 1980?So a packet of sugar cost more than a bag of cement i sold 2.00 naira.”
Dennis Nathan: “Why couldn’t we continue with this economy? It’s common over Europe that’s to tell a country is working.”
