Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.8 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
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