Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 46.7% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 57.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
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