Cost of living comparison
Washington is 5.3 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Washington instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,576.42
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,445.21
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN841.47
|
$2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN468.05
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,259.10
|
$4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,116.10
|
$7.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,462.55
|
$4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,643.02
|
$3.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,187.78
|
$6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,545.31
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,269.80
|
$0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,379.96
|
$2.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,254.22
|
$2.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,123.10
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,077.40
|
$1.61
|
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pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,939.21
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,719.24
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN70,357.37
|
$66.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,167,815.24
|
$2,582.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,960,447.93
|
$2,028.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,679.82
|
$146.65
|
|
pay 18.2 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN226,684.94
|
$2,273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,328,000.93
|
$38,250.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN2,024.06
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,783.28
|
$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,385.77
|
$11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN75,902.19
|
$106.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN14,140.62
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN50,428.19
|
$74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN48,693.93
|
$50.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN116,652.77
|
$105.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN144,960.88
|
$178.48
|
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