Cost of living comparison

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Abuja vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 27.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 69.9% less in Abuja
Groceries
pay 22.0% more in Abuja
Transportation
pay 35.5% less in Abuja
Housing
pay 55.2% more in Abuja
Childcare
pay 82.5% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.5% less in Abuja
Clothing
pay 41.6% less in Abuja

The cost of housing and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Warsaw, you would:

pay 69.9% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.43
$2.17
NGN3,158.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.50
$4.64
NGN6,739.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.12
$0.66
NGN961.37

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.27
$1.15
NGN1,672.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.42
$2.95
NGN4,287.29
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.63
$11.61
NGN16,867.13

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN23.84
$3.04
NGN4,411.24
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN108.42
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN118,280.15
$26,143.00
NGN37,974,537.51

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pay 55.2% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN62.81
$45.99
NGN66,807.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,112.00
$2,461.96
NGN3,576,173.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,272.92
$1,158.05
NGN1,682,152.66

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,113.96
$133.90
NGN194,505.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN57,442.54
$1,965.88
NGN2,855,574.75

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.74
$1.05
NGN1,525.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.20
$2.29
NGN3,323.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.43
$2.00
NGN2,905.14

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Abuja
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN358.97
$29.79
NGN43,269.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN174.29
$28.76
NGN41,781.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN354.98
$68.91
NGN100,093.33

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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