Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 61.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Bern, you would:
pay 84.8% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Abuja
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 77.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
Bern
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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