Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 17.7% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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