Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Germany instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
₦3,765.48
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
₦6,973.12
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₦617.62
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₦331.22
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
₦1,852.96
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
₦4,274.80
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
₦15,133.78
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₦2,543.79
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
₦3,061.74
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
₦2,319.50
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₦980.52
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
₦295.21
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦780.20
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,802.89
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦917.26
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
₦2,076.50
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
₦41,838.71
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
₦28,520,053.76
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
₦8,088.82
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
₦73,566.40
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
₦3,235,526.88
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
₦1,394,623.66
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
₦40,295.53
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
₦212,680.11
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
₦5,787,688.17
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
₦1,255.16
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₦2,811.03
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,394.62
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
₦59,271.51
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,762.37
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
₦26,846.51
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
₦50,206.45
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
₦58,574.19
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
₦97,623.66
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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