Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 32.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Abuja instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$2.90
₦3,836.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$5.38
₦7,104.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.48
₦629.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.26
₦337.47
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.43
₦1,887.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$3.30
₦4,355.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$11.67
₦15,419.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.96
₦2,591.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.36
₦3,119.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.79
₦2,363.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.76
₦999.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.23
₦300.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.60
₦794.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.39
₦1,836.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.71
₦934.57
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$1.60
₦2,115.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$32.26
₦42,628.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$21,989.25
₦29,058,228.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$6.24
₦8,241.45
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$56.72
₦74,954.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$2,494.62
₦3,296,581.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$1,075.27
₦1,420,940.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$31.07
₦41,055.91
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$163.98
₦216,693.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$4,462.37
₦5,896,902.06
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$0.97
₦1,278.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.17
₦2,864.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$1.08
₦1,420.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$45.70
₦60,389.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$7.53
₦9,946.58
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Abuja
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$20.70
₦27,353.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$38.71
₦51,153.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$45.16
₦59,679.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$75.27
₦99,465.82
|
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