Abuja vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Abuja Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2703
$2131
🏠 One person rent
$926
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$1615
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$1340
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
56
😀 Quality of life
35
61
🏙️ Population
1.24M
434K

The cost of living in Abuja is 44% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 3158th and 5702nd ($1305 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Cape Town. Abuja ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7941st and 4995th 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
$3.51
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1569
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$42.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.77%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12600
$2104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11900
$1443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.63
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$182
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1986
$4730

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$567
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$745
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$848
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$748
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$662
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$753
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$501
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$550
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$548
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$754
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$924
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$755
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1669
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$646
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$941
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$712
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$518
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$659
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$387
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$655
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$854
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$865
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1274
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$638
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$488
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1417
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$451
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$867
562 km or 349 mi Save
$559
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$725
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$346
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$370
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$715
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$883
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$593
371 km or 231 mi George
$689
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$579
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$905
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$815
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$766
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$761
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$785
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$783
882 km or 548 mi East London
$800
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$579
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$593
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$760
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$579
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$708
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$804
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$579
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$770
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$629
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$762
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$639
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$806
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$615
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$641
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$852
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$728
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$685
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$897
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$881
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$616
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$935
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$841
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$907
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$827
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$801
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$743