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Qatar

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Nigeria

Abuja vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 46.8% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Abuja
Childcare: pay 85.1% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.4% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Abuja

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Doha	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$2.00 NGN2,694.42	-79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$4.00 NGN5,388.84	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$0.49 NGN658.61	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.70 NGN939.22	+67.1%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Doha	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.32 NGN1,773.58	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$5.51 NGN7,427.07	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$13.88 NGN18,702.86	+74.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$1.83 NGN2,471.55	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.39 NGN3,222.95	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$0.92 NGN1,238.75	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.66 NGN894.36	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.68 NGN919.18	-2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.05 NGN1,410.89	+87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.83 NGN1,117.38	+90.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$1.10 NGN1,486.27	+147.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Doha	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$2.14 NGN2,881.57	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$32.78 NGN44,160.84	+19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$26,143.00 NGN35M	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$7.30 NGN9,830.01	-60.3%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Doha	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$29.15 NGN39,277.18	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$596.02 NGN803K	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$350.58 NGN472K	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$86.28 NGN116K	+32.2%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

	Doha	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$45.24 NGN60,941.96	-93.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$3,150.69 NGN4M	-67.2%
Average			-85.1%

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pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.00 NGN1,347.21	-91.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.35 NGN4,517.68	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$2.00 NGN2,694.42	-69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$26.12 NGN35,182.77	-79.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$6.41 NGN8,633.44	-48.1%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Doha	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$25.92 NGN34,926.40	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$60.65 NGN81,702.63	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$78.11 NGN105K	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$106.08 NGN143K	+24.2%
Average			-17.2%

Doha vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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