Abuja vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$3638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$8082
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$2543
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$4126
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$6556
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
676K

The cost of living in Abuja is 57% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 3904th and 30th ($1551 vs $3638) 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 1.8 months in Boston. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Boston ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 9058th and 94th 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
$3.05
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$2878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$2181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$5280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$3456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$11142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$6207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$2835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$26679

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852