Abuja vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1308
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2082
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$2324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
39
98
😀 Quality of life
23
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.73M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4364th and 1659th ($1375 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 9006th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Barcelona

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Abuja Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$16301

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812