Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£154.82
|
$2.90
₦3,488.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
$5.38
₦6,459.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.09
|
$0.48
₦572.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.97
|
$0.26
₦306.83
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
$1.43
₦1,716.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£82.54
|
$3.30
₦3,960.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£163.60
|
$11.67
₦14,019.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
$1.96
₦2,356.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£114.67
|
$2.36
₦2,836.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.98
|
$1.79
₦2,148.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.28
|
$0.76
₦908.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.52
|
$0.23
₦273.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.46
|
$0.60
₦722.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.16
|
$1.39
₦1,670.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.77
|
$0.71
₦849.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£58.89
|
$1.60
₦1,923.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
$32.26
₦38,758.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
$21,989.25
₦26,420,080.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.02
|
$6.24
₦7,493.23
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
$56.72
₦68,149.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
$2,494.62
₦2,997,290.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
$1,075.27
₦1,291,935.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
$31.07
₦37,328.51
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
$163.98
₦197,020.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
$4,462.37
₦5,361,532.26
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.41
|
$0.97
₦1,162.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£81.56
|
$2.17
₦2,604.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
$1.08
₦1,291.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£947.40
|
$45.70
₦54,907.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£185.78
|
$7.53
₦9,043.55
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
$20.70
₦24,869.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
$38.71
₦46,509.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
$45.16
₦54,261.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
$75.27
₦90,435.48
|
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