Abuja vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
83
😀 Quality of life
23
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.8M

The cost of living in Abuja is 184% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4364th and 8753rd ($1375 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nigeria and Egypt, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 9006th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Cairo

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Abuja Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$2716

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201