Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 12.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Manila, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.11
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.29
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.18
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.41
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.25
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.60
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.12
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.10
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.42
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.94
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.75
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.23
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.66
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.35
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.87
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱718.39
|
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,373,397.70
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.00
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,220.79
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,197.11
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,214.08
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,923.43
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,386.89
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,521.84
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.40
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.08
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.47
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,779.30
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.20
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Manila
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,212.70
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,777.34
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,270.32
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,784.39
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
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