Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 53.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$2.58
NGN4,229.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.61
NGN9,203.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.46
NGN761.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.27
NGN448.03
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.47
NGN2,412.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$0.95
NGN1,558.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$11.68
NGN19,174.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$1.58
NGN2,596.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$2.68
NGN4,390.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.63
NGN2,677.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.74
NGN1,222.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.83
NGN1,355.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.74
NGN1,209.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.64
NGN1,044.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.71
NGN1,161.86
|
|
pay 71.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$2.64
NGN4,325.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$6,330.29
NGN10,389,398.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$7.55
NGN12,388.55
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$41.58
NGN68,233.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$2,689.63
NGN4,414,273.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,947,055.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$16.95
NGN27,825.93
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$98.94
NGN162,389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$2,650.91
NGN4,350,725.03
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$1.22
NGN2,000.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$1.74
NGN2,854.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$45.10
NGN74,017.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$8.10
NGN13,289.60
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$26.71
NGN43,844.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$28.78
NGN47,235.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$60.54
NGN99,360.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$78.16
NGN128,281.93
|
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