Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.6 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$42.41
€40.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
pay 66.9% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$108.41
€102.81
|
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