Abuja vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abuja Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$4246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
68
😀 Quality of life
23
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
875K

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 3904th and 1073rd ($1551 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 918th in Nigeria and the United States, respectively. Check Nigeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 9058th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abuja vs Charlotte

Prices for goods and services in Abuja and Charlotte are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abuja Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$24528

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952