Abuja vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abuja	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1494	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$2732
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$1097
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$280	$1565
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	22	61
🏙️ Population	1.69M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abuja is 26% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4025th and 4790th ($1494 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Cape Town. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8930th and 5511th 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	$2.72	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1803	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3229	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$96.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.45%	11.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$1876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.22	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.79	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$5399

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$756
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$401
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$826
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$542
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$480
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$669
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$866
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$521
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1064
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$549
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$598
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$633
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$956
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$681
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$761
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$586
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$925
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$679
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$614
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$390
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$681
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1111
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1009
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$437
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$620
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1185
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$846
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1104
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$650
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$560
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$679
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$737
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1132
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1422

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1215
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$836
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$922
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1002
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$733
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$812
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$972
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$853
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1401
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$821
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$595
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$652
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$900
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$757
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$925
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$794
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$816
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$879
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$676
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$673
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$697
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$958
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$925
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$708
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$639
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1055
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$870
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$961
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$916
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$869
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$899
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$848