Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
₦3,765.48
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
₦6,973.12
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₦617.62
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₦331.22
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
₦1,852.96
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
₦4,274.80
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
₦15,133.78
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₦2,543.79
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
₦3,061.74
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
₦2,319.50
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₦980.52
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
₦295.21
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦780.20
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦1,802.89
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦917.26
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
₦2,076.50
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
₦41,838.71
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
₦28,520,053.76
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
₦8,088.82
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
₦73,566.40
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
₦3,235,526.88
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
₦1,394,623.66
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
₦40,295.53
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
₦212,680.11
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
₦5,787,688.17
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
₦1,255.16
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₦2,811.03
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,394.62
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
₦59,271.51
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦9,762.37
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
₦26,846.51
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
₦50,206.45
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
₦58,574.19
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
₦97,623.66
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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