Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 0.8% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
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