Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 18.8% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
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