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Nigeria

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Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 21.0% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 35.6% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Addis Ababa

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

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Addis Ababa vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 64.4% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$4.00 ETB654.34	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.61 ETB99.06	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.66 ETB107.50	-5.7%
Average			+64.4%

Abuja vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.19 ETB194.58	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$3.70 ETB604.57	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$4.09 ETB669.40	-70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$1.77 ETB289.63	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$4.59 ETB750.34	+91.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$2.44 ETB399.44	+165.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.30 ETB48.73	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.99 ETB161.65	+44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.31 ETB50.42	-70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.22 ETB35.99	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.49 ETB79.77	-55.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$3.53 ETB577.22	+65.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+110.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$3.53 ETB576.64	-51.7%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 35.6% more for housing

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+628.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$706.95 ETB116K	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+81.7%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+201.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+858.1%
Average			+437.5%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$0.80 ETB130.87	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$0.92 ETB150.32	-72.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+300.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$3.75 ETB613.45	-41.5%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Abuja	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-22.0%
Average			+4.1%

Abuja vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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