Abuja vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$753
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	19	74
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.68M

The cost of living in Abuja is 60% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 3416th and 5822nd ($1502 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Thailand, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 8901st and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Bangkok

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	Abuja	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$13301

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$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

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650