Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 16.3% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Abuja
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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