Abuja vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1429
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1153
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
74
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 182% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 3416th and 8398th ($1502 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8901st and 3159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$3404

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$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$351
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$375
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$311
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$304
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$258
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$354
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$295
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$304
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$300
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$315
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$355
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$339
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$342
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$292
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$360
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$306
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$344
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$325
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$272
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$316
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$302
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$412
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$366
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$514
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$280
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$294
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$349
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$310
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$346
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$383
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$338
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$359
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$306
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$357