Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 33.3% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
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