Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 4.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
$3.29
NGN5,099.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
$5.58
NGN8,637.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
$0.50
NGN769.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
$0.28
NGN428.02
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
$1.33
NGN2,065.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
$1.25
NGN1,935.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
$10.91
NGN16,883.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
$1.56
NGN2,416.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
$1.88
NGN2,915.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
$1.50
NGN2,327.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
$0.75
NGN1,161.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
$0.82
NGN1,261.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
$0.74
NGN1,146.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
$0.66
NGN1,027.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
$0.64
NGN985.26
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
$2.92
NGN4,516.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
$9.29
NGN14,374.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
$41.56
NGN64,340.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,811,389.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,792,793.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
$23.44
NGN36,286.46
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
$133.90
NGN207,299.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,043,394.69
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
$1.20
NGN1,850.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
$1.64
NGN2,545.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
$2.00
NGN3,096.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
$44.84
NGN69,411.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
$8.35
NGN12,931.33
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
$29.79
NGN46,115.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
$28.76
NGN44,529.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
$68.91
NGN106,676.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
$85.63
NGN132,564.02
|
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