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Bucharest vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.4 times more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.3% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 62.3% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,090.91	$11.85 RON57.18	+259.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,622.87	$7.54 RON36.39	+35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN768.20	$2.00 RON9.64	+301.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN427.30	$2.20 RON10.63	+697.0%
Average			+323.4%

Abuja vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Abuja	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,062.41	$1.17 RON5.67	-12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,931.87	$4.52 RON21.83	+261.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN16,855.12	$6.34 RON30.60	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,412.91	$3.28 RON15.81	+109.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,910.24	$3.09 RON14.90	+64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,323.70	$0.59 RON2.83	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,159.25	$0.77 RON3.71	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,259.81	$0.75 RON3.62	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,145.02	$0.88 RON4.25	+18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,025.32	$0.51 RON2.45	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN983.60	$0.44 RON2.13	-30.8%
Average			+25.5%

Abuja vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Abuja	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,509.19	$6.09 RON29.40	+108.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.24 RON83.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,350.66	$5.82 RON28.07	-37.3%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Abuja	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN64,231.75	$9.35 RON45.14	-77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,804,947.24	$601.94 RON2,904.34	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,789,762.86	$397.23 RON1,916.64	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN36,225.13	$130.07 RON627.57	+454.9%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN206,948.77	$527.95 RON2,547.36	+294.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,038,250.79	$10,631.65 RON51,297.71	+440.8%
Average			+367.6%

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,847.84	$3.23 RON15.59	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,540.96	$3.17 RON15.29	+92.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,090.99	$5.98 RON28.85	+199.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN69,293.81	$49.84 RON240.49	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,909.47	$8.62 RON41.59	+3.2%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 62.3% more for clothing

	Abuja	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN46,037.69	$78.42 RON378.35	+163.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN44,454.43	$39.68 RON191.44	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN106,496.48	$85.94 RON414.68	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN132,339.96	$105.80 RON510.49	+23.6%
Average			+62.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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