Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 45.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
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