Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 10.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
|
pay 71.7% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
|
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