Abuja vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$3246
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$889
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3712
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
22
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Abuja is 5% more expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 3914th and 4123rd ($1514 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 2.6 months in Al Ain. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Al Ain ranked 5th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9057th and 588th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$9.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.42
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$706
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$90.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$8.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$602
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5433

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$664
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$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
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$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
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$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
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$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
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$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
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$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
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$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
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$477
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$503
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$808
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$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545