Abuja vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$282
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
23
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 187% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4364th and 8767th ($1375 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Nigeria and India, respectively. Check Nigeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 9006th and 5583rd 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
$2.62
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$1844

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316