Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 28.4% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Pretoria

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Pretoria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+350.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$5.41 ZAR89.20	+35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+116.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+22.1%
Average			+141.2%

Abuja vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Abuja	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-68.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-50.9%
Average			-22.8%

Abuja vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Abuja	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+168.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+441.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-10.2%
Average			+133.6%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+33.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+476.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+148.3%
Average			+278.3%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+155.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$31.49 ZAR519.46	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+12.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Abuja	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+104.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-21.9%
Average			-0.2%

Abuja vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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