Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 31.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 59.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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