Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 51.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
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