Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 22.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,592.41
|
$2.58
NGN3,832.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,510.92
|
$5.61
NGN8,338.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.68
|
$0.46
NGN689.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG199.05
|
$0.27
NGN405.93
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.75
|
$1.47
NGN2,186.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$0.95
NGN1,411.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.49
|
$11.68
NGN17,372.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.94
|
$1.58
NGN2,352.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG916.74
|
$2.68
NGN3,977.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$1.63
NGN2,425.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.23
|
$0.74
NGN1,107.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$0.83
NGN1,228.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.19
|
$0.74
NGN1,096.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.96
|
$0.64
NGN946.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.54
|
$0.71
NGN1,052.68
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG266.31
|
$2.64
NGN3,918.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,654.02
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,644,532.06
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,413,134.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG475.07
|
$7.55
NGN11,224.43
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,025.80
|
$41.58
NGN61,822.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,757.83
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,999,476.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG118,103.82
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,764,095.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,147.72
|
$16.95
NGN25,211.20
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,270.09
|
$98.94
NGN147,129.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,363.58
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,941,898.96
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG663.50
|
$1.22
NGN1,812.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.65
|
$1.74
NGN2,586.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.40
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,228.23
|
$45.10
NGN67,062.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,327.01
|
$8.10
NGN12,040.81
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,616.07
|
$26.71
NGN39,724.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,952.57
|
$28.78
NGN42,797.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,924.11
|
$60.54
NGN90,024.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,905.14
|
$78.16
NGN116,227.62
|
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