Cost of living comparison

North Korea

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Nigeria

Abuja vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 80.2% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Abuja
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% less in Abuja

The cost of housing and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 69.6% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-81.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$0.49 NGN650.79	-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.70 NGN928.07	-45.6%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.51 NGN7,338.86
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+291.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.39 NGN3,184.67
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.92 NGN1,224.04
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.66 NGN883.74
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.68 NGN908.26
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.05 NGN1,394.13
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.83 NGN1,104.11
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.10 NGN1,468.62
Average			+27.1%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.14 NGN2,847.35
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.78 NGN43,636.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,143.00 NGN35M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.30 NGN9,713.27

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.15 NGN38,810.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$596.02 NGN793K	+565.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$350.58 NGN467K	+291.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$86.28 NGN115K
Average			+410.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$45.24 NGN60,218.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,150.69 NGN4M

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pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-92.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+199.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 NGN2,662.42
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.41 NGN8,530.91
Average			-58.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.92 NGN34,511.60
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$60.65 NGN80,732.29
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.11 NGN104K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.08 NGN141K

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