Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 37.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
|
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