It's a newly built house. Cement costs about eight thousand naira in Nigeria presently. Hiring labour for building project is not cheap. That some people could still have enough money to buy plots of land and erect buildings proves that we can thrive even in this harsh economy.
I understand you. Here, the only way to afford masons is to be one. Fortunately, my stepdad is a mason and he's building our house. That's pretty great.
Humans have a way of pushing forward through adversity.