Abuja vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$5026
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$1974
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$3365
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
22
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.14M

The cost of living in Abuja is 29% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 3914th and 1622nd ($1514 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 65th 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Birmingham. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9057th and 48th 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
$3.06
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$18334

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901