Abuja vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$8068
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$2548
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$4099
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$6190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
22
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
676K

The cost of living in Abuja is 59% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 3914th and 27th ($1514 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 9057th and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$27427

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$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 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833