Abuja vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$953
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$5787
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
19
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
676K

The cost of living in Abuja is 64% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 4418th and 32nd ($1262 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8886th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$8.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$25118

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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
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803