Cost of living comparison
Manila is 84.7% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Manila instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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