Abuja vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$3345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$7700
🏠 One person rent
$165
$2257
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$3867
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$739
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$5860
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
1.57M
676K

The cost of living in Abuja is 91% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 9247th and 35th ($288 vs $3345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 30th 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 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Boston ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 8926th and 83rd 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
$1.42
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$2636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$4850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$3294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$11687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$6831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$5.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$6.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$2399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$27937

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750