Abuja vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$5697
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2463
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$4381
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4364th and 946th ($1375 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 818th 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Charlotte ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 9006th and 246th 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
$2.62
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$24568

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932