Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 2.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
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