Cost of living comparison
Lima is 38.2% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Lima instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
₦4,253.08
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
₦7,876.08
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₦697.60
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₦374.11
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
₦2,092.91
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
₦4,828.34
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
₦17,093.47
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₦2,873.19
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
₦3,458.21
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
₦2,619.86
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₦1,107.48
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
₦333.44
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦881.22
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
₦2,036.34
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦1,036.03
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 86.3% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
₦2,345.38
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
₦47,256.45
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
₦32,213,147.85
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
₦9,136.25
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
₦83,092.59
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
₦3,654,498.92
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
₦1,575,215.05
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
₦45,513.45
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
₦240,220.30
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
₦6,537,142.47
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
₦1,417.69
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₦3,175.04
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
₦1,575.22
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
₦66,946.64
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
₦11,026.51
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
₦30,322.89
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
₦56,707.74
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
₦66,159.03
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
₦110,265.05
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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