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Abuja vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 2.2% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD187.31	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.68	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.65	$0.66 NGN957.79	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.18	$0.43 NGN624.37	-59.5%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.79	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	+32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD58.04	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD92.12	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.76	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.41	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD15.03	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	+45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.87	$0.65 NGN947.61	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$0.56 NGN806.37	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.37	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.18	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.79	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	+22.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.92	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD394,340.20	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	+20.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Windhoek	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD931.53	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,179.36	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	+358.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,780.46	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	+191.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,791.56	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	-66.2%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	-63.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.50	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD34.14	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD49.29	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD673.50	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.73	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	+60.8%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD915.43	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,454.13	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	+0.6%
Average			-16.8%

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