Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 20.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
|
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