Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 27.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$2.90
₦3,836.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$5.38
₦7,104.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.48
₦629.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.26
₦337.47
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.43
₦1,887.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$3.30
₦4,355.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$11.67
₦15,419.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.96
₦2,591.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.36
₦3,119.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.79
₦2,363.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.76
₦999.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.23
₦300.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.60
₦794.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.39
₦1,836.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.71
₦934.57
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$1.60
₦2,115.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$32.26
₦42,628.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$21,989.25
₦29,058,228.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$6.24
₦8,241.45
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$56.72
₦74,954.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$2,494.62
₦3,296,581.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$1,075.27
₦1,420,940.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$31.07
₦41,055.91
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$163.98
₦216,693.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$4,462.37
₦5,896,902.06
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$0.97
₦1,278.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.17
₦2,864.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$45.70
₦60,389.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$20.70
₦27,353.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$38.71
₦51,153.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$45.16
₦59,679.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$75.27
₦99,465.82
|
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