Abuja vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abuja	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1551	$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3142	$3099
🏠 One person rent	$1167	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2057	$1343
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$83.9	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	55
😀 Quality of life	23	55
🏙️ Population	1.69M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abuja is 14% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 3904th and 4432nd ($1551 vs $1366) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cape Town ranked 4th in South Africa, while ranked 9058th and 6382nd 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	$3.05	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1864	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3354	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$2160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$9.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.42	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$8.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.07	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.89	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2219	$5378

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$785
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$353
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$830
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$584
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$587
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$750
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$594
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$785
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$578
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$538
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$922
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$659
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$594
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$775
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$655
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$849
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1555
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$665
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$581
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$878
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$601
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$386
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1143
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$425
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$750
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1022
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$834
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1143
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$535
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$641
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$750
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1344
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1254

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905