Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 26.8% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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