Abuja vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$990
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$95.7
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$159
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$125
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
39
51
😀 Quality of life
22
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.87M

The cost of living in Abuja is 294% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 3914th and 9006th ($1514 vs $384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Nigeria and Egypt, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Alexandria. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 9057th and 6233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$66.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$8.28
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$12.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
16.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$4.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$1.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1874

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440