Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.1 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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