Abuja vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3956
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.14M

The cost of living in Abuja is 38% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4364th and 1471st ($1375 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9006th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Birmingham

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Abuja Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$24178

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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

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886