Abuja vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abuja	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1262	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3168	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$953	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$2270	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$1545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	55
😀 Quality of life	19	59
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abuja is 13% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4418th and 4849th ($1262 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8886th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Cape Town

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	Abuja	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3692	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1850	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.8	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.7	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.01	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.88	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.73	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.33	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1984	$4270

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Cities near Abuja

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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790