Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 4.6% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 48.6% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Abuja

The cost of housing and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 39.7% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR152.04	$3.29 NGN5,236.86	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR83.57	$5.58 NGN8,870.07	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR17.99	$0.50 NGN790.23	-50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.49	$0.28 NGN439.55	-66.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.17	$1.33 NGN2,121.54	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR65.97	$1.25 NGN1,987.25	-66.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR87.68	$10.91 NGN17,338.33	+122.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR41.88	$1.56 NGN2,482.08	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.05	$1.88 NGN2,993.67	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.32	$1.50 NGN2,390.32	+117.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.22	$0.75 NGN1,192.48	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.95	$0.82 NGN1,295.93	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.44	$0.74 NGN1,177.85	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.42	$0.66 NGN1,054.71	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.40	$0.64 NGN1,011.79	+9.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR90.20	$2.92 NGN4,638.46	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,165.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR340,570.90	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR156.60	$9.29 NGN14,762.06	+5.8%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR698.31	$41.56 NGN66,073.16	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,429.72	$2,461.96 NGN3,914,028.42	+491.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,767.76	$1,158.05 NGN1,841,072.23	+205.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,535.21	$23.44 NGN37,263.64	-72.8%
Average			+157.5%

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pay 48.6% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,866.17	$133.90 NGN212,881.63	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR85,664.01	$1,965.88 NGN3,125,352.12	-59.0%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.57	$1.20 NGN1,900.81	-49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.61	$1.64 NGN2,613.80	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR52.71	$2.00 NGN3,179.60	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR610.49	$44.84 NGN71,280.35	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR139.37	$8.35 NGN13,279.56	+7.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR875.96	$29.79 NGN47,357.51	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR618.30	$28.76 NGN45,728.86	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,647.11	$68.91 NGN109,549.54	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,754.31	$85.63 NGN136,133.91	-12.9%
Average			-23.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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