Abuja vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$953
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1195
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$3674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
37
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
767K

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% more expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 4418th and 5284th ($1262 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 3.5 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 8886th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$8.15
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$49.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
2.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$665
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$6250

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$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
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$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577