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Abuja vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 0.8% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 78.0% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON57.18	$3.29 NGN5,090.91	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON36.39	$5.58 NGN8,622.87	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON9.64	$0.50 NGN768.20	-75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON10.63	$0.28 NGN427.30	-87.5%
Average			-65.2%

Bucharest vs. Abuja - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.67	$1.33 NGN2,062.41	+13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON21.83	$1.25 NGN1,931.87	-72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON30.60	$10.91 NGN16,855.12	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON15.81	$1.56 NGN2,412.91	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON14.90	$1.88 NGN2,910.24	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.83	$1.50 NGN2,323.70	+156.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.71	$0.75 NGN1,159.25	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.62	$0.82 NGN1,259.81	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON4.25	$0.74 NGN1,145.02	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.45	$0.66 NGN1,025.32	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.13	$0.64 NGN983.60	+44.4%
Average			+13.1%

Bucharest vs. Abuja - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON29.40	$2.92 NGN4,509.19	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON83.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON28.07	$9.29 NGN14,350.66	+59.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON45.14	$41.56 NGN64,231.75	+344.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,904.34	$2,461.96 NGN3,804,947.24	+309.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,916.64	$1,158.05 NGN1,789,762.86	+191.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON627.57	$23.44 NGN36,225.13	-82.0%
Average			+190.7%

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pay 78.0% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,547.36	$133.90 NGN206,948.77	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON51,297.71	$1,965.88 NGN3,038,250.79	-81.5%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON15.59	$1.20 NGN1,847.84	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON15.29	$1.64 NGN2,540.96	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON28.85	$2.00 NGN3,090.99	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON240.49	$44.84 NGN69,293.81	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON41.59	$8.35 NGN12,909.47	-3.1%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON378.35	$29.79 NGN46,037.69	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON191.44	$28.76 NGN44,454.43	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON414.68	$68.91 NGN106,496.48	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON510.49	$85.63 NGN132,339.96	-19.1%
Average			-32.1%

Bucharest vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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