Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Nigeria

Abuja vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 70.9% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Abuja
Housing: pay 95.6% more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Abuja

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

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Abuja vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$4.00 NGN5,324.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$0.49 NGN650.79	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.70 NGN928.07	-58.8%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+121.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	+149.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+441.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$0.66 NGN883.74	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$0.68 NGN908.26	+29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	+247.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+219.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+398.8%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	+536.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+496.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$26,143.00 NGN35M	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	+151.6%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 95.6% more for housing

	Tehran	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	+688.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$596.02 NGN793K	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$350.58 NGN467K	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$86.28 NGN115K	+766.9%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Tehran	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$3,150.69 NGN4M	+22.0%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+147.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	+6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	+220.4%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Tehran	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$78.11 NGN104K	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$106.08 NGN141K	+41.1%
Average			+10.3%

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