Abuja vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abuja | Charlotte | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abuja is 52% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4418th and 574th ($1262 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 508th 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 8886th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abuja vs Charlotte
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| Abuja | Charlotte | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 181 km or 113 mi | Jos | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Zaria | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Enugu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Bauchi | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Owo | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Awka | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Akure | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ilorin | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Onitsha | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Kano | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Osogbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Gusau | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Ife | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Benin | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Umuahia | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Owerri | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Oyo | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Ibadan | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Katsina | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Warri | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Aba | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Bamenda | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Calabar | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 496 km or 308 mi |  Maradi | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Sokoto | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Lagos | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Kumba | |
| 552 km or 343 mi | Zinder | |
| 562 km or 349 mi |  Save | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Damaturu | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Buea | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Limbe | |
| 606 km or 377 mi |  Malabo | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Matthews | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Mint Hill | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Huntersville | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Indian Trail | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Cornelius | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Concord | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Gastonia | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Kannapolis | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Rock Hill | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Monroe | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Mooresville | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Lancaster | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Salisbury | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Statesville | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Shelby | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Hickory | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Forest | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Thomasville | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Rockingham | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Spartanburg | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Asheboro | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Winston-Salem | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | High Point | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Kernersville | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Greer | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Greensboro | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Columbia | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Mauldin | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Lexington | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Greenville | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Florence | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Sumter | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Sanford | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Burlington | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Asheville | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Greenwood | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Fayetteville | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Chapel Hill | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Lumberton | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Anderson |