Cost of living comparison
Managua is 55.9% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Managua instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
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