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Abuja vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 25.8% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Abuja

The cost of clothing, transportation, and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.17 NGN3,158.90	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$4.64 NGN6,739.05	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.66 NGN961.37	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.43 NGN626.70	-51.3%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Freetown	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.15 NGN1,672.30	+72.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.95 NGN4,287.29	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$11.61 NGN16,867.13	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.45 NGN2,107.77	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.04 NGN2,963.65	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.28 NGN1,854.08	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.65 NGN951.15	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.56 NGN809.38	+73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.96 NGN1,392.94	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.19 NGN1,735.20	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.99 NGN1,434.81	+33.7%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Freetown	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$3.04 NGN4,411.24	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$26,143.00 NGN37,974,537.51	+117.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$9.29 NGN13,487.82	-13.6%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Freetown	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$45.99 NGN66,807.37	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$2,461.96 NGN3,576,173.27	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$1,158.05 NGN1,682,152.66	-8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$35.51 NGN51,578.56	-67.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$133.90 NGN194,505.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,965.88 NGN2,855,574.75

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.05 NGN1,525.20	-30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.29 NGN3,323.37	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.00 NGN2,905.14	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$44.84 NGN65,127.49	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.35 NGN12,133.29
Average			-10.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$29.79 NGN43,269.66	+197.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$28.76 NGN41,781.59	+259.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$68.91 NGN100,093.33	+244.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$85.63 NGN124,382.97	+71.3%
Average			+193.3%

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