Abuja vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4086
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1039
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1779
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2149
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
98
😀 Quality of life
21
88
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.64M

The cost of living in Abuja is 84% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 9247th and 2423rd ($288 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 8926th and 193rd 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
$1.42
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$4.16
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$12100

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Distance City Cost of living
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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437