Abuja vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$3680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$8143
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$2555
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$4103
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$6248
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
676K

The cost of living in Abuja is 63% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 4364th and 27th ($1375 vs $3680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Boston ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Boston

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Abuja Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$2870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$2200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$5120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$3473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$77.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$12808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$6220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$192
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$26444

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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 Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890