Abuja vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$5285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
21
96
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.75M

The cost of living in Abuja is 89% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 9247th and 505th ($288 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 455th 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 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 2 months in Chicago. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8926th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$15494

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240