Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 66.0% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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