Abuja vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$165
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3750
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
37
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
767K

The cost of living in Abuja is 75% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 9247th and 4616th ($288 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 9th 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 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 3.3 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 8926th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$8.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$122
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$11243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$6743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$8.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$90.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$8033

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$313
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575