Abu Dhabi vs Abuja - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Abuja
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$561
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$165
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$217
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$83.8
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$20.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$143
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
52
37
😀 Quality of life
82
21
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.57M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 572% more expensive than in Abuja. Cities ranked 1938th and 9247th ($1936 vs $288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Abuja. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Abuja ranked 4th in Nigeria, while ranked 369th and 8926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Abuja

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Abu Dhabi Abuja
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$4.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$1.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.33
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$7.95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$12.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$3.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
17.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$7.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$1.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$1.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$0.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$8.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$3.79
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$26.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$717

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300