Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 11.3% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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