Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 49.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 70.5% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
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