Abuja vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$953
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1008
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
19
63
🏙️ Population
1.57M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 150% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4418th and 8647th ($1262 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 2 months in Delhi. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8886th and 4744th 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
$2.91
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1972

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360