Abuja vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
83
😀 Quality of life
19
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.61M

The cost of living in Abuja is 260% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 3416th and 8923rd ($1502 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and Egypt, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8901st and 5545th 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
$3.45
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1985

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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
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811