Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.5 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN4,229.58
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,203.51
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN761.09
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN448.03
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,412.86
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,558.41
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN19,174.59
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,596.46
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN4,390.53
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,677.31
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,222.37
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,355.67
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,209.89
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,044.45
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,161.86
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN4,325.32
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN10,389,398.18
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN12,388.55
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN68,233.96
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN4,414,273.57
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,947,055.53
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN27,825.93
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN162,389.14
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN4,350,725.03
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN2,000.59
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,854.23
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN74,017.33
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN13,289.60
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN43,844.94
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN47,235.67
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN99,360.73
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN128,281.93
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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