Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 38.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$2.90
₦3,836.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$5.38
₦7,104.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$0.48
₦629.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$0.26
₦337.47
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$1.43
₦1,887.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$3.30
₦4,355.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$11.67
₦15,419.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$1.96
₦2,591.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$2.36
₦3,119.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$1.79
₦2,363.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.76
₦999.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$0.23
₦300.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$0.60
₦794.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$1.39
₦1,836.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.71
₦934.57
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$1.60
₦2,115.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$32.26
₦42,628.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$21,989.25
₦29,058,228.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$6.24
₦8,241.45
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$56.72
₦74,954.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$2,494.62
₦3,296,581.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$1,075.27
₦1,420,940.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$31.07
₦41,055.91
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$163.98
₦216,693.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$4,462.37
₦5,896,902.06
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$0.97
₦1,278.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$2.17
₦2,864.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$45.70
₦60,389.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$20.70
₦27,353.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$38.71
₦51,153.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$45.16
₦59,679.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$75.27
₦99,465.82
|
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