Abuja vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$3894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
23
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
906K

The cost of living in Abuja is 27% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 3904th and 1686th ($1551 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1354th 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 Columbus. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 9058th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Columbus

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Abuja Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$24638

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935