Abuja vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
53
😀 Quality of life
23
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.31M

The cost of living in Abuja is 34% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4364th and 1759th ($1375 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 9006th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Calgary

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Abuja Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872