Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 71.5% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,299.44	$9.93 MX$193.63	+201.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,976.08	$7.45 MX$145.23	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN799.67	$1.08 MX$21.05	+117.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN444.80	$0.77 MX$15.07	+179.5%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Abuja	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,146.90	$2.45 MX$47.82	+83.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN2,011.00	$4.87 MX$94.91	+289.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,545.54	$5.51 MX$107.41	-49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,511.75	$2.18 MX$42.57	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN3,029.44	$3.57 MX$69.64	+89.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,418.89	$1.22 MX$23.83	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,206.73	$0.67 MX$13.05	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,311.42	$0.80 MX$15.58	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,191.92	$0.83 MX$16.14	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,067.32	$0.85 MX$16.60	+28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,023.89	$0.83 MX$16.14	+30.0%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Abuja	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,693.89	$4.64 MX$90.44	+58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$348.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,615.02 MX$363,063.59
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,938.49	$3.47 MX$67.77	-62.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Abuja	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,862.82	$24.38 MX$475.49	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,960,805.72	$893.52 MX$17,427.05	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,863,075.23	$544.24 MX$10,614.66	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,708.98	$30.31 MX$591.18	+29.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN215,425.82	$381.33 MX$7,437.30	+184.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,162,703.80	$8,426.99 MX$164,358.31	+328.7%
Average			+256.8%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,923.53	$2.73 MX$53.25	+128.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,645.04	$3.01 MX$58.63	+82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,217.60	$3.92 MX$76.49	+96.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN72,132.23	$53.69 MX$1,047.11	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,438.27	$4.96 MX$96.82	-40.6%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Abuja	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,923.49	$56.36 MX$1,099.14	+89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN46,275.38	$41.06 MX$800.81	+42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN110,858.79	$91.99 MX$1,794.21	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN137,760.88	$91.93 MX$1,792.97	+7.4%
Average			+43.2%

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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: April 2025

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