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Abuja vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 18.8% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Abuja
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 56.3% less in Abuja

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	-87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.66 NGN957.79	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.43 NGN624.37	-68.9%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	+98.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	-47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.65 NGN947.61	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.56 NGN806.37	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	+70.6%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	-2.4%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	+273.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	+149.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	-64.8%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	-64.2%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	-7.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 56.3% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	-68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	-46.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	-36.5%
Average			-56.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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