Abuja vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
22
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 210% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 3914th and 8745th ($1514 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 9057th and 5934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Delhi

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Abuja Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$3.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1832

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$852
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328