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Abuja vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 25.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 22.9% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Abuja

The cost of housing, groceries, and clothing in Abuja are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$2.17 NGN3,158.90	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$4.64 NGN6,739.05	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.66 NGN961.37	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.43 NGN626.70	-21.4%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.15 NGN1,672.30	+110.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$2.95 NGN4,287.29	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$11.61 NGN16,867.13	+246.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.45 NGN2,107.77	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.04 NGN2,963.65	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.28 NGN1,854.08	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.65 NGN951.15	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.56 NGN809.38	-37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.96 NGN1,392.94	+110.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.19 NGN1,735.20	+143.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.99 NGN1,434.81	+95.0%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.04 NGN4,411.24	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$26,143.00 NGN37,974,537.51	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$9.29 NGN13,487.82	-45.5%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$45.99 NGN66,807.37	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$2,461.96 NGN3,576,173.27	+416.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$1,158.05 NGN1,682,152.66	+461.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$35.51 NGN51,578.56	+21.1%
Average			+228.5%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$133.90 NGN194,505.89	-40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$1,965.88 NGN2,855,574.75	-77.6%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.05 NGN1,525.20	-54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.29 NGN3,323.37	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$2.00 NGN2,905.14	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$44.84 NGN65,127.49	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$8.35 NGN12,133.29	+13.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$29.79 NGN43,269.66	+51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$28.76 NGN41,781.59	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$68.91 NGN100,093.33	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$85.63 NGN124,382.97	+37.5%
Average			+26.6%

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