Abuja vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$165
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
21
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 40% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 9247th and 8607th ($288 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8926th and 4314th 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
$1.42
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$2174

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$313
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338