Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 16.9% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
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