Abuja vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$5210
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$1465
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$2028
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$4795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
91
😀 Quality of life
22
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.3M

The cost of living in Abuja is 38% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 3914th and 948th ($1514 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 834th 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 2 months in Dallas. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 9057th and 136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$24402

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216