Abuja vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$3100
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1375
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$55.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2995
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
23
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Abuja is 6% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 4364th and 4139th ($1375 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 months in Abuja compared to 2.1 months in Al Ain. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Al Ain ranked 5th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9006th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$64
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$6415

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$672
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$531
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$597
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$693
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$488
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$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
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$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
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$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
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$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
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$1272
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$1156

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
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$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
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$1340
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$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
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$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
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$457
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$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$517