Abuja vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 3416th and 4777th ($1502 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Hungary, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8901st and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Budapest

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Abuja Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$11151

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AbujaBudapest

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$743
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$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039