Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 14.1% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Astana, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Astana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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