Abuja vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$953
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
19
80
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 6% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4418th and 4643rd ($1262 vs $1185) 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 8886th and 551st 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
$2.91
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090