Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 27.9% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
|
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