Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 22.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
|
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