Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 31.2% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
|
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