Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 3.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
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