Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 48.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
|
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