Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 51.8% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Managua, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Managua
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
|
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