Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 52.8% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
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