Abuja vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1260
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$311
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
76
😀 Quality of life
22
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 189% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 3914th and 8500th ($1514 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Bangalore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 9057th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$3795

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$852
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$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
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353