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Abuja vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 40.2% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 54.9% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Bishkek	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$3.29 NGN4,977.78	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$5.58 NGN8,431.25	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.50 NGN751.13	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.28 NGN417.81	-16.6%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.33 NGN2,016.58	+179.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$1.25 NGN1,888.94	-75.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$10.91 NGN16,480.57	+236.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$1.56 NGN2,359.29	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$1.88 NGN2,845.56	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.50 NGN2,272.07	+219.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.75 NGN1,133.49	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.82 NGN1,231.82	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.74 NGN1,119.58	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.66 NGN1,002.53	+191.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.64 NGN961.74	+165.0%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$2.92 NGN4,408.98	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$9.29 NGN14,031.76	+122.3%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$41.56 NGN62,804.42	+245.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$2,461.96 NGN3,720,395.05	+418.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$1,158.05 NGN1,749,991.38	+228.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$23.44 NGN35,420.15	+1.1%
Average			+223.2%

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pay 54.9% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$133.90 NGN202,350.03	-41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$1,965.88 NGN2,970,735.85	-68.1%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.20 NGN1,806.78	+3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$1.64 NGN2,484.49	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$2.00 NGN3,022.30	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$44.84 NGN67,753.99	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$8.35 NGN12,622.60	+92.0%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$29.79 NGN45,014.66	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$28.76 NGN43,466.58	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$68.91 NGN104,129.95	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$85.63 NGN129,399.15	-11.4%
Average			-24.4%

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