Abuja vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$5338
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$3717
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3607
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
38
😀 Quality of life
19
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Abuja is 19% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 3416th and 2271st ($1502 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2 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 8901st and 1000th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$4401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$3318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$68.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$7.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$640
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$3802

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$820
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$526
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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
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$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
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$741
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$1265

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
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$546
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$557
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$829
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$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573