Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 14.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Spain, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
|
pay 78.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
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