Cost of living comparison

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Abuja vs. San Marino Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 3.8% more expensive than San Marino.

Restaurants
pay 69.4% less in Abuja
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Abuja
Transportation
pay 60.8% less in Abuja
Housing
pay 88.1% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.7% less in Abuja
Clothing
pay 11.6% less in Abuja

The cost of groceries and housing in Abuja are more expensive than in San Marino. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Abuja. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. San Marino Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of San Marino, you would:

pay 69.4% less for restaurants

 
San Marino
Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.02
$2.17
NGN2,983.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.56
€7.34
$4.64
NGN6,363.86
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.31
€1.98
$0.66
NGN907.84

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
San Marino
Abuja
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.15
NGN1,579.20
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.95
NGN4,048.60
Milk (1 gallon) $4.42
€3.79
$11.61
NGN15,928.08

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pay 60.8% less for transportation

 
San Marino
Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.74
€6.63
$3.04
NGN4,165.65
Monthly public transit pass $29.20
€25.04
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,143.00
NGN36M

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pay 88.1% more for housing

 
San Marino
Abuja
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.04
€30.04
$45.99
NGN63,087.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $642.39
€550.78
$2,461.96
NGN3M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.99
€500.71
$1,158.05
NGN2M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
San Marino
Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $133.90
NGN184K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,965.88
NGN3M

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Marino
Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.67
€4.01
$1.05
NGN1,440.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
€1.50
$2.29
NGN3,138.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
€5.01
$2.00
NGN2,743.40

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

 
San Marino
Abuja
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€70.10
$29.79
NGN40,860.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.04
€30.04
$28.76
NGN39,455.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $68.91
NGN94,520.76

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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