Abuja vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$2221
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
98
😀 Quality of life
19
88
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.66M

The cost of living in Abuja is 33% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4418th and 2198th ($1262 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8886th and 238th 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
$2.91
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$11932

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581