Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.5 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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