Abuja vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$946
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$94.2
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$159
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$134
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
39
51
😀 Quality of life
23
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.36M

The cost of living in Abuja is 276% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4364th and 9023rd ($1375 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Alexandria. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 9006th and 6205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Alexandria

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Abuja Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$8.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$12.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
20.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$7.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$1.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$2067

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120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$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
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$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
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555