Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 62.6% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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